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North Windham vs Berwick vs Gray
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
North Windham has the shortest commute (26 min average).
Berwick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.7%).
Gray has the oldest population (median age 43.4).
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 Windham | Berwick | Gray |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,417Lowest |
8,175 |
8,429Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
+9.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42±3 6% below ME |
40.7±2.9Lowest 9% below ME |
43.4±4.5Highest 3% below ME |
| Gray and North Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±4.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.7%±4.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
| Berwick and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.4%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
17.2%±4.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Gray and North Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37% ME: 36.2% |
35%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and North Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,522±$8kLowest 18% above ME |
$94,771±$24k 27% above ME |
$95,236±$8kHighest 27% above ME |
| Gray and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $342,800±$29kLowest 16% above ME |
$369,100±$19kHighest 24% above ME |
$363,700±$20k 23% above ME |
| Berwick and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,248±$604Lowest 10% above ME |
$1,452±$430Highest 27% above ME |
$1,371±$89 20% above ME |
| Berwick and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,546Lowest 17% above ME |
$4,436Highest 46% above ME |
$3,683 21% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.7%±14.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
50.6%±46 ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.2% ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 7% above ME |
30 minHighest 20% above ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
| Work from home | 20.9%±6.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
20.2%±7.6 ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| North Windham and 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 | — | #101 of 133 in ME | #10 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 60/MSAD 60 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.5 |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.