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North Berwick vs Harpswell
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 kids (21.2% under 18).
Harpswell has the oldest population (median age 62).
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 | Harpswell |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,129Highest |
5,046Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.6±4.7Lowest 7% below ME |
62±1.5Highest 38% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 21.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
8.8%±2.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 20.9%±5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
38.6%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
52.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.9%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| North Berwick and Harpswell 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 |
$96,250±$15kLowest 29% above ME |
| North Berwick and Harpswell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $428,500±$33kLowest 44% above ME |
$609,700±$60kHighest 106% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,105±$116Lowest about the ME average |
$1,348±$53Highest 18% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,735Highest 23% above ME |
$3,141Lowest 3% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.2%±28.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
24.9%±5.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 4.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
5.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 27% above ME |
30 minLowest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 15%±5.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
20.7%±6.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Harpswell and North Berwick 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 | RSU 75/MSAD 75 |
| High school in town | Noble High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.0 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.