Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
North Berwick grades B+ overall, 38th of 142 graded towns in Maine, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. It reports less crime per resident than 85% of U.S. towns and the median household earns $102K. It also does better than most on health: it is healthier than 70% of U.S. towns. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: the typical home is worth about $492K, 5.3 years of the Portland metro’s $92K median household income. North Berwick has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Hussey Plow Company Building and Morrell House. Only 3 of the 143 Maine towns we compare have a higher July high than North Berwick. Negutaquet Conservation Area, at 103 acres with 2.2 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
Where North Berwick beats most towns.
Census counts: 1,461 in 1840, 4,978 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1877 and 4 maps from 1891 on.
6 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maine), ordered by how far North Berwick is from typical.
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Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around North Berwick. Close and well known come first.
32 mi LakeLake Winnipesaukee
34 mi LighthousePortland Head Light
16 mi LighthouseCape Neddick Light
35 mi LandmarkFort Gorges
19 mi MuseumStrawbery Banke
15 mi MuseumSeashore Trolley MuseumLake Winnipesaukee: No machine-readable author provided. JohnJHenderson~commonswiki assumed (based o, Public domain · Portland Head Light: Aniarku, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cape Neddick Light: Stefan Hillebrand, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Gorges: Dirk Ingo Franke, CC BY 3.0 · Strawbery Banke: Ken Gallager (Ken Gallager from en.wikipedia), Public domain · Seashore Trolley Museum: Rene Schwietzke from Jena, Germany, CC BY 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in North Berwick, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in North Berwick.
North Berwick draws workers from Sanford and beyond, owes part of its health edge to its incomes and has fewer 90° days than most of the country, though not than most of Maine.
3,158 jobs are based in North Berwick, 1.5 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. Jobs based here grew from 2,233 in 2013 to 3,158.
Most working residents leave North Berwick for work: only 14% work in town. At 31 minutes, North Berwick’s average trip to work is against 25 minutes in Maine’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Jobs based in North Berwick grew to 3,158 in 2023, 925 more than in 2013.
| North Berwick | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 4.4% | 9% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $102,000 | $78,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 14% | 12% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by RSU 60/MSAD 60. Its two schools are below. The largest public high school is Noble High School, with 1,134 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Berwick Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 258 | C+ |
| Noble High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 8–12 | Grades 8–12 | 1,134 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within ME on state tests and graduation
At 2.8 per 1,000 residents, North Berwick’s property crime rate is below both the Maine town median (7.5) and the median of U.S. towns (9.9).
| North Berwick | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.8 per 1,000 residents | 7.5 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.6 per 1,000 residents | 0.5 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 74% of U.S. communities. Since 1996, 7 flood insurance claims have been paid out in North Berwick.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Against the 8,313 U.S. towns with household incomes like North Berwick’s, it is healthier than 53%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
31% of North Berwick adults sleep under 7 hours. North Berwick beats the Maine average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 18% of North Berwick adults binge drink.
| North Berwick | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 33% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 23% | 25% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 33% |
| What stands out | North Berwick | ME |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.3% | 14.8% |
| More adults seeing a dentist | 66.8% | 63.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The Durham weather station, 17 miles away, records that about 15 days a year reach 90°: fewer than most of the country, but more than 96% of Maine places with climate records. July afternoons average 81.4°: cooler than most of the country, but hotter than 99% of Maine places with climate records; January nights average 13.1°.
North Berwick has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. North Berwick’s January low is 13°F. About 39 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
66.2% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 48.4% across Maine.
89% of households own their home in North Berwick. The typical North Berwick home is worth about $492,000, up 2.9% in a year, 19% above the Maine typical home.
| North Berwick | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 89% | 81% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,105 a month | $1,108 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
| North Berwick | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.9% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Negutaquet Conservation Area | 2.2 mi | 103 |
| 2. Bauneg Beg Mountain Conservation Area - North | 1.6 mi | 81 |
| 3. Bauneg Beg Mountain Conservation Area - South | 1.6 mi | 75 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Maine average. North Berwick has grown 7.3% since 2020, to 5,355 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 29% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 36% across Maine.
| North Berwick | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 21% | 18% | 22% |
| Median age | 41.6 years | 45 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 22% | 18% |
58% women, 42% men
About 72 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±4 points). Across Maine, 50.7% of residents are women.
| North Berwick | ME | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.5% | 9.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.6% | 8.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.3% | 8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.3% | 12% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.6% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.7% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.1% | 15.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.3% | 13.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.6% | 8.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.2% | 5.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.8% | 30.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.3% | 18.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14.6% | 10.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.7% | 22.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.3% | 13.7% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
2 within 15 miles of the center of North Berwick
About 5 of every 100 North Berwick residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Maine.
Where North Berwick’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
6 places in North Berwick on the National Register of Historic Places.
4 notable people were born in North Berwick.
Town in Maine, United States
North Berwick is a town in York County, Maine, United States. The town was set off from Berwick in 1831, following South Berwick in 1814. North Berwick's population was 4,978 at the 2020 census. It contains the census-designated place of the same name. It is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine metropolitan statistical area.
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5 towns share a border with North Berwick.
South Berwick next door grades higher for schools (A− to North Berwick’s B−) and lower for cost of living (D to C+).
| Town | ME rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Berwick | #38 | B+ | C+ | A | B− | B+ |
| Sanford | #104 | C− | C+ | C | C+ | C+ |
| Berwick | #55 | B | C | B+ | B− | A− |
| Wells | #32 | A− | C | B+ | A | B+ |
| Lebanon | #64 | B− | B | — | B− | B |
| South Berwick | #20 | A− | D | A | A− | A |
Lebanon reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare North Berwick with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. North Berwick grades B+ overall, better than 70% of U.S. towns and #38 of 142 in Maine. It grades B+ for health, A for safety and B− for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
4 notable people were born here, including Ichabod Goodwin and James N. Buffum.
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