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North Berwick vs Surry
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).
Surry has the most affordable homes ($296k 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 | Surry |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,129Highest |
1,836Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+11.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.6±4.7Lowest 7% below ME |
52.4±5.6Highest 17% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 21.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.6%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| North Berwick and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 20.9%±5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
30.9%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
38.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| North Berwick and Surry 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 |
$74,508±$12kLowest about the ME average |
| North Berwick and Surry 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 |
$296,300±$36kLowest about the ME average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,105±$116Highest about the ME average |
$969±$129Lowest 15% below ME |
| North Berwick and Surry 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 |
$1,903Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.2%±28.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
65.8%±59.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| North Berwick and Surry 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% |
7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
88.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 27% above ME |
31 minLowest 26% above ME |
| Work from home | 15%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.4%±5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| North Berwick and Surry 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 | Surry Public Schools |
| 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 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.