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Berwick is a small town of 1,998 people in York County, Maine. It's about 35 miles from Manchester, NH and 65 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 53 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $323k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,998people
$323kTypical home
$1,190/moRent
82° / 33°Summer / winter
53"Snow
230Sunny days
136Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,998
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,270 people per sq mi
- 65 mi to Boston, MA
- 35 mi to Manchester, NH
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $323k (≈$2,039/mo)
- Median rent $1,190/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 136 days a year with rain or snow
- 53" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (84 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (611 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 29% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to PSM airport
- 38 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 213 ft
- 12 mi to the ocean
- 24 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 490 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 177 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 66 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Maine districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- York County: D+10 in 2024
- Maine: D+7 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.