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North Berwick vs Cornish
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
North Berwick has the most people working from home (15%).
Cornish has the most affordable homes ($274k median).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | North Berwick | Cornish |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,129Highest |
1,803Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.6±4.7Highest 7% below ME |
39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
| North Berwick and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 21.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| North Berwick and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 20.9%±5Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| North Berwick and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| North Berwick and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $101,875±$16kHighest 36% above ME |
$69,038±$4kLowest 8% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $428,500±$33kHighest 44% above ME |
$274,200±$84kLowest 8% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,105±$116Lowest about the ME average |
$1,196±$148Highest 5% above ME |
| Cornish and North Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,735Highest 23% above ME |
$2,309Lowest 24% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.2%±28.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| North Berwick and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 4.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
31 min 27% above ME |
| Work from home | 15%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| North Berwick and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #82 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 60/MSAD 60 | — |
| High school in town | Noble High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.0 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet |
ME average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.