South Berwick vs South Eliot

A side-by-side comparison of South Berwick and South Eliot: population, income, housing, and more.

South Berwick and South Eliot are places in Maine. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

South Eliot has the higher population (4,021 vs 3,441 in South Berwick). South Eliot has the higher median household income ($96,705 vs $77,493 in South Berwick). South Eliot has the higher median home value ($437,800 vs $340,800 in South Berwick).

Population, income & housing

	South Berwick	South Eliot
Population	3,441	4,021
Median age	45.8 yrs	53.0 yrs
Median household income	$77,493	$96,705
Median home value	$340,800	$437,800
Median gross rent	$1,390	$2,088
Housing units	1,632	1,761
Homeownership rate	68.7%	81.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.3%	44.8%
Unemployment rate	10.2%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Berwick	South Eliot
Population	3,264 → 3,441 (+5.4%)	3,160 → 4,021 (+27.2%)
Median household income	$70,777 → $77,493 (+9.5%)	$58,269 → $96,705 (+66.0%)
Median home value	$256,400 → $340,800 (+32.9%)	$328,600 → $437,800 (+33.2%)
Median gross rent	$958 → $1,390 (+45.1%)	$934 → $2,088 (+123.6%)

South Berwick

Population

3,2643,441

Median household income

$70,777$77,493

Median home value

$256,400$340,800

Median gross rent

$958$1,390

South Eliot

Population

3,1604,021

Median household income

$58,269$96,705

Median home value

$328,600$437,800

Median gross rent

$934$2,088

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	South Berwick	South Eliot
Under 5	7.0%	5.0%
5 to 17	12.5%	12.5%
18 to 24	4.9%	6.4%
25 to 34	13.0%	9.4%
35 to 44	11.9%	11.3%
45 to 54	9.8%	8.3%
55 to 64	25.5%	16.1%
65 to 74	7.6%	17.6%
75 and over	7.8%	13.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Berwick	South Eliot
White (non-Hispanic)	89.2%	88.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.9%
Asian	1.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.2%
Two or more races	3.7%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	6.0%	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Berwick	South Eliot
No high school diploma	2.9%	0.0%
High school graduate	13.2%	26.4%
Some college or associate's	43.6%	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	24.2%	29.4%
Graduate or professional degree	16.1%	15.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Berwick	South Eliot
Drove alone	74.1%	82.2%
Carpooled	4.7%	3.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.8%	11.7%
Other means	3.7%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Berwick	South Eliot
1-unit, detached	66.4%	80.4%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	5.7%
2 to 4 units	14.2%	9.8%
5 to 19 units	7.7%	1.5%
20 or more units	6.1%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	3.4%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	South Berwick	South Eliot
Poverty rate	3.7%	4.2%
Average household size	2.22	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	26	21
Median year structure built	1970	1974