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Springfield vs Berwick vs Wilmot

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Springfield has the most homeowners (90.7%).
Berwick has the most kids (22.5% under 18).
Wilmot has the highest household income ($118k).

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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.

MeasureSpringfieldBerwickWilmot
People
Population
1,122Lowest
1,998Highest
1,487
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+4.1%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+3.6%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
51.4±8.8
32% above U.S.
42.6±3.6Lowest
10% above U.S.
53±2.4Highest
36% above U.S.
Wilmot and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
15.1%±8Lowest
U.S.: 22%
22.5%±12.5Highest
U.S.: 22%
17.1%±3.2
U.S.: 22%
Berwick and Wilmot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
19.8%±1.6
U.S.: 17.2%
16.9%±8.1Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
24.3%±4.6Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Wilmot and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
36.4%
U.S.: 35.7%
35.4%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
58.7%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0%±1.5Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.1%±1.2
U.S.: 6.4%
3%±3.4Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Wilmot and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$100,893±$19k
25% above U.S.
$81,406±$39kLowest
about the U.S. average
$117,759±$15kHighest
46% above U.S.
Wilmot and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$384,100±$50k
15% above U.S.
$323,300±$36kLowest
about the U.S. average
$399,600±$43kHighest
20% above U.S.
Wilmot and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,096±$217
22% below U.S.
$1,041±$901Lowest
26% below U.S.
$1,125±$289Highest
20% below U.S.
Wilmot and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,946
91% above U.S.
$3,806Lowest
22% above U.S.
$6,651Highest
113% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
25.9%±64.8Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
40.9%±45.2
U.S.: 51.1%
41.1%±41.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Wilmot and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
3.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
5.3%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
2.3%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
90.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
73%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
83.4%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1985
5 yrs newer than U.S.
1969Lowest
11 yrs older than U.S.
1988Highest
8 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
34 minHighest
30% above U.S.
34 min
28% above U.S.
33 minLowest
23% above U.S.
Work from home
16.7%±11.6
U.S.: 15.1%
13.7%±7.8Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
18.9%±3.8Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Wilmot and Springfield 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 — #101 of 133 in ME —
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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.