Compare towns
Steep Falls vs Berwick vs Bradley
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Steep Falls has the most renters (19.8% rent).
Berwick has the most people working from home (20.2%).
Bradley has the shortest commute (23 min average).
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 | Steep Falls | Berwick | Bradley |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,861 |
8,175Highest |
1,645Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.4% ME: +2.6% |
+9.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 44.1±6.5Highest about the ME average |
40.7±2.9Lowest 9% below ME |
42.6±9.7 5% below ME |
| Steep Falls and Bradley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.9%±9.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
22.7%±4.4 ME: 18.1% |
21.9%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Steep Falls and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 9.7%±5.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
17.2%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
19.5%±2.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bradley and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
35%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±3.8 ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.2%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Berwick and Steep Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,280±$33k 7% above ME |
$94,771±$24kHighest 27% above ME |
$76,667±$28kLowest about the ME average |
| Berwick and Steep Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $243,400±$31k 18% below ME |
$369,100±$19kHighest 24% above ME |
$201,800±$37kLowest 32% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,516±$1kHighest 33% above ME |
$1,452±$430 27% above ME |
$1,088±$325Lowest 4% below ME |
| Steep Falls and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,273 8% above ME |
$4,436Highest 46% above ME |
$1,946Lowest 36% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.4%±36.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
50.6%±46 ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±22.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Steep Falls and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
4.6% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 7 yrs older than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 25% above ME |
30 min 20% above ME |
23 minLowest 7% below ME |
| Work from home | 4%±4.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
20.2%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.1%±7.9 ME: 15.9% |
| Berwick and Bradley 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 | — |
| School district | — | RSU 60/MSAD 60 | RSU 34 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 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.