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POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR South Berwick, ME Dover, NH (McIntosh College/Spaulding Tpke), Dover, NH (Sawyers), Dover, NH (Wentworth Terrace), Greenland & Newington, NH, Kittery, ME, Lee & Madbury, NH, Portsmouth, NH (Meadowbrook/Christian Shore), South Berwick, ME, Wells & Ogunquit, ME, York, ME

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| MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE | $279,818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RENTAL PRICE | high cost relative to ME, high cost relative to the nation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL, & CHARACTER |
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| THE SETTING | Suburban (based on population density), coastal |
| TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Single-family homes, some Small apartment buildings, some Mobile homes, some Rowhouses & attached homes, a few Complexes/high rise apartments |
| SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Medium-sized dwellings (3 or 4 bedrooms), some Small dwellings (1, 2 or no bedrooms), a few Large dwellings (4, 5 or more bedrooms) |
| AGE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Established but not old (Built 1970 - 1994), some Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier), some Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), a few Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later) |
| HOME OWNERSHIP | Mixed owners & renters |
| SPECIAL CHARACTER | mostly Nautical, Urban Sophisticates, Quiet |
| THE NEIGHBORS | DETAILS |
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| AGE & LIFESTYLE | mostly Mixed ages, some Young singles-upwardly mobile (young, educated, professionally employed, and single), some Families with children (family households with school-aged children), some Seniors (people 65 and over), some College students (people currently attending college) |
| EDUCATION LEVEL | Rating: 7 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated) |
| INCOME | Upper middle income (well-above average income for America) |
| OCCUPATIONS | mostly Executive, managerial & professional, some Sales & Service workers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Manufacturing & Laborers |
| ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY | mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry, some Italian ancestry |
| LANGUAGES | mostly English speaking, some French speaking, some Italian speaking |
2,604 Students enrolled in District
| DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best) |
9 |
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| Better than: of ME school districts |
86.7% |
DISTRICT RATING![]() COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best) |
9 |
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| Better than: of US school districts |
85.6% |
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM![]() |
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| STATE AVERAGE 12 |
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| PROFICIENT IN READING & MATH |
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| SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT | GRADES |
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| CENTRAL SCHOOL 197 MAIN STREET, SOUTH BERWICK, ME 03908 (207) 384-2333 |
PK-03 |
| ELIOT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 1298 STATE ROAD, ELIOT, ME 03903 (207) 439-9004 |
KG-03 |
| MARSHWOOD HIGH SCHOOL 260 ROUTE 236, SOUTH BERWICK, ME 03908 (207) 384-4500 |
09-12 |
| MARSHWOOD JR HIGH SCHOOL 626 DOW HIGHWAY, ELIOT, ME 03903 (207) 439-1399 |
06-08 |
| MARSHWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL 49 ACADEMY STREET, SOUTH BERWICK, ME 03908 (207) 384-4010 |
04-05 |
| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 98.2 | 95.1 |
| BLACK (%) | 0.8 | 2.0 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 0.4 | 0.9 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 0.5 | 1.4 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | 7.9 | 33.8 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $5,312 | $13,833,000 | 56.4 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES | |||
| STUDENT | $367 | $955,000 | 3.9 |
| STAFF | $349 | $909,000 | 3.7 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $158 | $412,000 | 1.7 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $541 | $1,410,000 | 5.7 |
| OPERATION | $1,031 | $2,686,000 | 11.0 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $435 | $1,132,000 | 4.6 |
| OTHER | $135 | $351,000 | 1.4 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $3,017 | $7,855,000 | 32.0 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $1,091 | $2,840,000 | 11.6 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $9,419 | $24,528,000 | 100.0 |
South Berwick EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT ![]() |
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| ADULTS IN South Berwick WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 25.3 |
| CHILDREN IN South Berwick LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 1.2 |
South Berwick is a somewhat small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Maine. With a population of 6,671 people and just one neighborhood, South Berwick is the 65th largest community in Maine.
South Berwick is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, South Berwick is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in South Berwick who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.73%), sales jobs (10.91%), and management occupations (7.41%).
Also of interest is that South Berwick has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
The town is also nautical, which means that parts of South Berwick are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.
As is often the case in a small town, South Berwick doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The education level of South Berwick citizens is substantially higher than the average US city or town, as 25.27% of adults in South Berwick have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in South Berwick in 2000 was $21,118, which is upper middle income relative to Maine and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $84,472 for a family of four.
The people who call South Berwick home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in South Berwick is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in South Berwick include English, Irish, French Canadian, French, German, Italian, Scottish, Polish, and Scotch-Irish.
The most common language spoken in South Berwick is English.
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