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South Berwick is a small town of 3,381 people in York County, Maine. It's about 37 miles from Manchester, NH and 63 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 57 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $397k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,381people
$397kTypical home
$1,702/moRent
81° / 32°Summer / winter
57"Snow
230Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,381
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,232 people per sq mi
- 63 mi to Boston, MA
- 37 mi to Manchester, NH
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $397k (≈$2,502/mo)
- Median rent $1,702/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 57" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (58 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (451 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 33% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 46% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to PSM airport
- 38 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 249 ft
- 8 mi to the ocean
- 29 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 492 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 184 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 64 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Maine districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 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