Compare towns
Belgrade vs New Gloucester vs North Berwick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Belgrade has the most people working from home (20.4%).
New Gloucester has the most kids (24.2% under 18).
North Berwick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.8%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Belgrade | New Gloucester | North Berwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,351Lowest |
5,766Highest |
5,129 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.4% ME: +2.6% |
+8.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.3±14.6Highest 6% above ME |
40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
41.6±4.7 7% below ME |
| Belgrade and North Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±6.9 ME: 18.1% |
24.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
21.2%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| New Gloucester and Belgrade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±6.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.4%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.9%±5 ME: 22.4% |
| Belgrade and North Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
30.7% ME: 36.2% |
29%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.7%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.7%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Belgrade and North Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,338±$13kLowest 18% above ME |
$108,797±$12kHighest 46% above ME |
$101,875±$16k 36% above ME |
| New Gloucester and North Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $312,200±$44kLowest 5% above ME |
$357,100±$29k 20% above ME |
$428,500±$33kHighest 44% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $857±$108Lowest 25% below ME |
$1,150±$249Highest about the ME average |
$1,105±$116 about the ME average |
| New Gloucester and North Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,859Lowest 6% below ME |
$3,417 13% above ME |
$3,735Highest 23% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 17.2%±35.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
24.7%±12 ME: 48.4% |
66.2%±28.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 3.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
4.3% ME: 10.7% |
4.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 7% below ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
| Work from home | 20.4%±8.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±6.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15%±5.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Belgrade and North Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #71 of 133 in ME | #65 of 133 in ME | #82 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 18 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 | RSU 60/MSAD 60 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Noble High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.0 |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
ME average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.