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North Berwick vs Raymond vs Windham
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).
Raymond has the most people working from home (32.3%).
Windham has the shortest commute (26 min average).
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 | Raymond | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,129 |
4,610Lowest |
19,188Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.6±4.7Lowest 7% below ME |
47.3±4.1Highest 6% above ME |
41.8±1.8 7% below ME |
| Raymond and Windham 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% |
19.1%±4.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7 ME: 18.1% |
| North Berwick and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.9%±5 ME: 22.4% |
22.2%±5.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Raymond and North Berwick 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% |
49.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
44.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
| North Berwick and Windham 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 |
$88,194±$20kLowest 18% above ME |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
| Windham 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 |
$395,800±$42k 33% above ME |
$388,900±$22kLowest 31% above ME |
| North Berwick and Raymond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,105±$116 about the ME average |
$965±$397Lowest 15% below ME |
$1,232±$332Highest 8% above ME |
| Windham and North Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,735 23% above ME |
$3,139Lowest 3% above ME |
$3,938Highest 30% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.2%±28.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
38.3%±62.5 ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| North Berwick and Raymond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.4% ME: 10.7% |
5.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.7% ME: 74.3% |
89.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
37 minHighest 50% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 15%±5.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
32.3%±11.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
| Raymond and Windham 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 | #112 of 133 in ME | #95 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 60/MSAD 60 | RSU 14 | RSU 14 |
| High school in town | Noble High School | None in town | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.0Lowest |
— | 12.1Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.