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South Berwick vs Sutton vs Webster
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
South Berwick has the most renters (33% rent).
Sutton has the highest household income ($130k).
Webster has the most people working from home (17.1%).
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 | Sutton | Webster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,381Highest |
2,239 |
2,227Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +7.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.4±6.2Lowest 6% above U.S. |
48.1±4.1Highest 24% above U.S. |
44.7±7.6 15% above U.S. |
| Sutton and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.7%±5.4 U.S.: 22% |
20.5%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.6%±8Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Webster 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
21.6%±5.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.4%±1.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Sutton and Webster 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
44.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
30.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.9%±3.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Sutton 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 13% above U.S. |
$130,313±$31kHighest 61% above U.S. |
$107,171±$14k 33% above U.S. |
| Sutton and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $396,700±$66kHighest 19% above U.S. |
$362,600±$16k 9% above U.S. |
$338,500±$30kLowest about the U.S. average |
| South Berwick and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,702±$76Highest 20% above U.S. |
$1,656±$614 17% above U.S. |
$1,396±$622Lowest about the U.S. average |
| South Berwick and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,523Lowest 45% above U.S. |
$7,652Highest 145% above U.S. |
$6,021 93% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.7%±30.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
27.6%±47.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
53.6%±71 U.S.: 51.1% |
| South Berwick and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
96%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest 11% above U.S. |
29 min 11% above U.S. |
31 minHighest 16% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 13.9%±9.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.8%±5.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
17.1%±3.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Webster and Sutton 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 | — | — |
| School district | — | Kearsarge Regional School District | Merrimack Valley School District |
| High school in town | — | Kearsarge Regional High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.4 |
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U.S. 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.