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South Berwick vs Gray vs Berwick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
South Berwick has the most renters (33% rent).
Gray has the oldest population (median age 43.4).
Berwick has the most people working from home (20.2%).
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 | South Berwick | Gray | Berwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,381Lowest |
8,429Highest |
8,175 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +6.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.4±6.2 8% below ME |
43.4±4.5Highest 3% below ME |
40.7±2.9Lowest 9% below ME |
| Gray and South Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.7%±5.4 ME: 18.1% |
19%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.7%±4.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Berwick and South Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.6%±3.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.2%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Gray and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
44.8% ME: 36.2% |
35%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2.7 ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Gray 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 | $90,972±$22kLowest 22% above ME |
$95,236±$8kHighest 27% above ME |
$94,771±$24k 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 | $396,700±$66kHighest 34% above ME |
$363,700±$20kLowest 23% above ME |
$369,100±$19k 24% above ME |
| South Berwick and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,702±$76Highest 49% above ME |
$1,371±$89Lowest 20% above ME |
$1,452±$430 27% above ME |
| South Berwick and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,523Highest 49% above ME |
$3,683Lowest 21% above ME |
$4,436 46% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.7%±30.9 ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
50.6%±46Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and South Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
4.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.4% ME: 74.3% |
87.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 19% above ME |
29 minLowest 16% above ME |
30 minHighest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 13.9%±9.8 ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
20.2%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Berwick and South 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 | #58 of 133 in ME | #10 of 133 in ME | #101 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 60/MSAD 60 |
| High school in town | — | Gray-New Gloucester High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5 |
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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.