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Turner vs Berwick vs Limington
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Turner has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Berwick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.7%).
Limington has the oldest population (median age 50).
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 | Turner | Berwick | Limington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,891 |
8,175Highest |
4,017Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+4.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.6±4.3 6% above ME |
40.7±2.9Lowest 9% below ME |
50±4.5Highest 12% above ME |
| Limington and Turner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.1%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
22.7%±4.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Berwick and Turner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.2%±6.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.2%±4.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.1%±5.7 ME: 22.4% |
| Turner and Limington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
35%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Turner and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,036±$28kHighest 34% above ME |
$94,771±$24k 27% above ME |
$84,675±$11kLowest 13% above ME |
| Turner and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $284,900±$50kLowest 4% below ME |
$369,100±$19kHighest 24% above ME |
$295,600±$33k about the ME average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $584±$490Lowest 49% below ME |
$1,452±$430Highest 27% above ME |
$1,185±$121 4% above ME |
| Berwick and Limington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,294Lowest 24% below ME |
$4,436Highest 46% above ME |
$2,852 6% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±64.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
50.6%±46Highest ME: 48.4% |
46.2%±23.4 ME: 48.4% |
| Berwick and Limington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
4.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.6% ME: 74.3% |
87.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
30 min 20% above ME |
35 minHighest 40% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.7%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
20.2%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.1%±6.1 ME: 15.9% |
| Berwick and Limington 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 | #33 of 133 in ME | #101 of 133 in ME | #70 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 52/MSAD 52 | RSU 60/MSAD 60 | RSU 06/MSAD 06 |
| High school in town | Leavitt Area High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6 |
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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.