Compare towns
North Berwick vs New Gloucester vs Sidney
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 expensive homes ($429k median).
New Gloucester has the highest household income ($109k).
Sidney has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.4%).
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 | New Gloucester | Sidney |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,129 |
5,766Highest |
4,790Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.8% ME: +2.6% |
+2.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.6±4.7 7% below ME |
40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
43±5.5Highest 4% below ME |
| Sidney and North Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.2%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
23.1%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
| New Gloucester and Sidney 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% |
15.4%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.4%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
| North Berwick and Sidney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
30.7% ME: 36.2% |
33.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| North Berwick and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,875±$16k 36% above ME |
$108,797±$12kHighest 46% above ME |
$83,488±$10kLowest 12% above ME |
| New Gloucester and North Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $428,500±$33kHighest 44% above ME |
$357,100±$29k 20% above ME |
$336,200±$34kLowest 13% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,105±$116Lowest about the ME average |
$1,150±$249 about the ME average |
$1,340±$304Highest 18% above ME |
| Sidney and New Gloucester 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 |
$3,417 13% above ME |
$2,474Lowest 19% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.2%±28.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
24.7%±12 ME: 48.4% |
16.4%±17.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 4.4% ME: 10.7% |
4.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.7% ME: 74.3% |
82.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1991 14 yrs newer than ME |
1996Highest 19 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 27% above ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 15%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±6.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
14.3%±5.9 ME: 15.9% |
| North Berwick and Sidney 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 | #65 of 133 in ME | #15 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 60/MSAD 60 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 | RSU 18 |
| High school in town | Noble High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.0 |
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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.