Compare towns
Readfield vs Berwick vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Readfield has the most people working from home (24.3%).
Berwick has the most kids (22.7% under 18).
Windham has the highest household income ($108k).
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 | Readfield | Berwick | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,651Lowest |
8,175 |
19,188Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.1±7.6Highest 7% above ME |
40.7±2.9Lowest 9% below ME |
41.8±1.8 7% below ME |
| Readfield and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.7%±4.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Berwick and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.3%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.2%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Readfield and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
35%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Windham and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,504±$8kLowest 16% above ME |
$94,771±$24k 27% above ME |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
| Windham and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $326,400±$20kLowest 10% above ME |
$369,100±$19k 24% above ME |
$388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
| Windham and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$844Lowest about the ME average |
$1,452±$430Highest 27% above ME |
$1,232±$332 8% above ME |
| Berwick and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,392Lowest 12% above ME |
$4,436Highest 46% above ME |
$3,938 30% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.3%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
50.6%±46Highest ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7 ME: 48.4% |
| Berwick and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.2% ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.4% ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 20% above ME |
30 minHighest 20% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 24.3%±14.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
20.2%±7.6 ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Readfield 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 | #20 of 133 in ME | #101 of 133 in ME | #95 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 38 | RSU 60/MSAD 60 | RSU 14 |
| High school in town | Maranacook Community High Sch | None in town | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.5Lowest |
— | 12.1Highest |
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| Old photos in History | 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.