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South Berwick vs Standish
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 kids (26.7% under 18).
Standish has the most affordable homes ($336k median).
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 | Standish |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 7,670Lowest |
10,662Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±2.5Lowest 13% below ME |
40.5±2.8Highest 10% below ME |
| Standish and South Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 26.7%±6Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 15.8%±3Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±2.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| South Berwick and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
36%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
11.6%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $99,572±$13kLowest 33% above ME |
$104,593±$15kHighest 40% above ME |
| Standish and South Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $428,300±$26kHighest 44% above ME |
$336,000±$18kLowest 13% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,726±$83Highest 52% above ME |
$983±$453Lowest 14% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,956Highest 63% above ME |
$3,005Lowest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.5%±24.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
57.4%±22.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Standish and South Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 9% above ME |
29 minHighest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 17.6%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
13.6%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| South Berwick and Standish 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 | #18 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 35/MSAD 35 | RSU 06/MSAD 06 |
| High school in town | Marshwood High School | Bonny Eagle High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.0Highest |
12.5Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.