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North Berwick is a small town of 1,702 people in York County, Maine. It's about 36 miles from Portland, ME and 68 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 64 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $347k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,702people
$347kTypical home
$1,088/moRent
80° / 32°Summer / winter
64"Snow
230Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,702
- Part of a metro area
- About 505 people per sq mi
- 68 mi to Boston, MA
- 36 mi to Portland, ME
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $347k (≈$2,188/mo)
- Median rent $1,088/mo
- Median household income $93k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 64" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (64 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (419 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 31% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to PSM airport
- 32 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 138 ft
- 8 mi to the ocean
- 29 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 36 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 454 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 153 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 59 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Maine districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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.