Compare towns
Standish vs Unity vs Berwick vs Winthrop
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Standish has the highest household income ($105k).
Unity has the youngest population (median age 27.5).
Berwick has the most expensive homes ($369k median).
Winthrop has the most people working from home (23.1%).
Unity is a college town. 30% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Standish | Unity | Berwick | Winthrop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 10,662Highest |
1,858Lowest |
8,175 |
6,191 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7% ME: +2.6% |
+9.2% ME: +2.6% |
+9.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.5±2.8 10% below ME |
27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
40.7±2.9 9% below ME |
43.6±5.3Highest about the ME average |
| Winthrop and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±3.1 ME: 18.1% |
14%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.7%±4.4 ME: 18.1% |
22.9%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Winthrop and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±2.3 ME: 22.4% |
11.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
17.2%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
23.4%±5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Winthrop and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36% ME: 36.2% |
22.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
35% ME: 36.2% |
40%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11.6%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $104,593±$15kHighest 40% above ME |
$62,857±$6kLowest 16% below ME |
$94,771±$24k 27% above ME |
$86,470±$4k 16% above ME |
| Standish and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $336,000±$18k 13% above ME |
$206,900±$28kLowest 30% below ME |
$369,100±$19kHighest 24% above ME |
$294,800±$41k about the ME average |
| Berwick and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $983±$453 14% below ME |
$873±$73Lowest 23% below ME |
$1,452±$430Highest 27% above ME |
$892±$319 22% below ME |
| Berwick and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,005 about the ME average |
$2,510Lowest 17% below ME |
$4,436Highest 46% above ME |
$3,506 15% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.4%±22.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
44.8%±13Lowest ME: 48.4% |
50.6%±46 ME: 48.4% |
50.8%±22.4 ME: 48.4% |
| Standish and Winthrop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 7.3% ME: 10.7% |
17.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.2% ME: 74.3% |
72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.4% ME: 74.3% |
92.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 20% above ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
30 min 20% above ME |
35 minHighest 41% above ME |
| Work from home | 13.6%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6 ME: 15.9% |
20.2%±7.6 ME: 15.9% |
23.1%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Winthrop and 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 | #18 of 133 in ME | — | #101 of 133 in ME | #12 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | RSU 03/MSAD 03 · Ecology Learning Center | RSU 60/MSAD 60 | Winthrop Public Schools |
| High school in town | Bonny Eagle High School | Ecology Learning Ctr | None in town | Winthrop High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Highest |
12.4 |
— | 11.7Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.