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Warner vs South 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

Warner has the most affordable homes ($353k median).
South Berwick has the most kids (21.7% under 18).
Wilmot has the highest household income ($118k).

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.

MeasureWarnerSouth BerwickWilmot
People
Population
2,959
3,381Highest
1,487Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+3.7%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
—
+3.6%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
43.7±4
12% above U.S.
41.4±6.2Lowest
6% above U.S.
53±2.4Highest
36% above U.S.
Kids under 18
17.3%±3.3
U.S.: 22%
21.7%±5.4Highest
U.S.: 22%
17.1%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
South Berwick and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
20.4%±3.5
U.S.: 17.2%
15.6%±3.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
24.3%±4.6Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Wilmot and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
42.4%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
47.2%
U.S.: 35.7%
58.7%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.3%±1.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4%±2.7
U.S.: 6.4%
3%±3.4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Warner and South Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$94,022±$18k
16% above U.S.
$90,972±$22kLowest
13% above U.S.
$117,759±$15kHighest
46% above U.S.
Wilmot and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$353,100±$22kLowest
6% above U.S.
$396,700±$66k
19% above U.S.
$399,600±$43kHighest
20% above U.S.
Wilmot and South Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,219±$123
14% below U.S.
$1,702±$76Highest
20% above U.S.
$1,125±$289Lowest
20% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$7,650Highest
145% above U.S.
$4,523Lowest
45% above U.S.
$6,651
113% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
48.7%±21.3
U.S.: 51.1%
55.7%±30.9Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
41.1%±41.8Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
South Berwick and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
8.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
4.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
2.3%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
74.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
67%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
83.4%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1975Lowest
5 yrs older than U.S.
1981
1 yr newer than U.S.
1988Highest
8 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
32 min
20% above U.S.
29 minLowest
11% above U.S.
33 minHighest
23% above U.S.
Work from home
16.6%±4.8
U.S.: 15.1%
13.9%±9.8Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
18.9%±3.8Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Wilmot and Warner 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 —
School district Kearsarge Regional School District — —
High school in town None in town — —
On TownTapestry
Old photos in Our Story None yet None yet None yet

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.