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Winthrop vs Buxton vs Berwick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Winthrop has the most affordable homes ($295k median).
Buxton has the most renters (19.7% rent).
Berwick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.7%).
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 | Winthrop | Buxton | Berwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,191Lowest |
8,512Highest |
8,175 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+4.3% ME: +2.6% |
+9.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.6±5.3 about the ME average |
45.5±3.9Highest about the ME average |
40.7±2.9Lowest 9% below ME |
| Buxton and Winthrop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.9%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.2%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.7%±4.4 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+ | 23.4%±5Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.2%±4.2 ME: 22.4% |
17.2%±4.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Winthrop and Buxton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40%Highest ME: 36.2% |
30.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
35% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±1.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
| Buxton and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,470±$4kLowest 16% above ME |
$100,144±$21kHighest 34% above ME |
$94,771±$24k 27% above ME |
| Buxton and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $294,800±$41kLowest about the ME average |
$356,800±$21k 20% above ME |
$369,100±$19kHighest 24% above ME |
| Berwick and Buxton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $892±$319Lowest 22% below ME |
$1,613±$266Highest 42% above ME |
$1,452±$430 27% above ME |
| Buxton and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,506 15% above ME |
$3,422Lowest 13% above ME |
$4,436Highest 46% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.8%±22.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
26.9%±26.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
50.6%±46 ME: 48.4% |
| Winthrop and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
2.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
4.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
80.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 41% above ME |
34 min 39% above ME |
30 minLowest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 23.1%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±3.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
20.2%±7.6 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 | #12 of 133 in ME | #104 of 133 in ME | #101 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Winthrop Public Schools | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | RSU 60/MSAD 60 |
| High school in town | Winthrop High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.7 |
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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.