Compare towns
Sidney vs South Berwick vs South Berwick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sidney has the most affordable homes ($336k median).
South Berwick has the most renters (33% rent).
South Berwick has the most people working from home (17.6%).
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 | Sidney | South Berwick | South Berwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,790 |
3,381Lowest |
7,670Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
— | +3.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43±5.5Highest 4% below ME |
41.4±6.2 8% below ME |
39±2.5Lowest 13% below ME |
| Sidney and South Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.1%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
21.7%±5.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
26.7%±6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| South Berwick and Sidney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.4%±3.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.6%±3.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
15.8%±3 ME: 22.4% |
| Sidney and South Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
47.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
41.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4%±2.7 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| South Berwick and South Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $83,488±$10kLowest 12% above ME |
$90,972±$22k 22% above ME |
$99,572±$13kHighest 33% above ME |
| South Berwick and South Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $336,200±$34kLowest 13% above ME |
$396,700±$66k 34% above ME |
$428,300±$26kHighest 44% above ME |
| South Berwick and South Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,340±$304Lowest 18% above ME |
$1,702±$76 49% above ME |
$1,726±$83Highest 52% above ME |
| South Berwick and South Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,474Lowest 19% below ME |
$4,523 49% above ME |
$4,956Highest 63% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.4%±17.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
55.7%±30.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
53.5%±24.5 ME: 48.4% |
| South Berwick and South Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.8% ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
67%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
78.3% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1996Highest 19 yrs newer than ME |
1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
29 minHighest 19% above ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.3%±5.9 ME: 15.9% |
13.9%±9.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.6%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| South 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 | #15 of 133 in ME | #58 of 133 in ME | #58 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 18 | — | RSU 35/MSAD 35 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Marshwood High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 13.0 |
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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.