Compare towns
Casco vs New Gloucester vs Orrington
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Casco has the most people working from home (26.6%).
New Gloucester has the most kids (24.2% under 18).
Orrington has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Casco | New Gloucester | Orrington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,696Lowest |
5,766Highest |
3,853 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52±3.3Highest 16% above ME |
40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
49.5±3.3 10% above ME |
| Casco and Orrington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.3%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
| New Gloucester and Orrington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.3%±7.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.4%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
23.8%±5.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Casco and Orrington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.9% ME: 36.2% |
30.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±2.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,313±$19kLowest 7% below ME |
$108,797±$12kHighest 46% above ME |
$94,556±$10k 27% above ME |
| New Gloucester and Orrington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $355,500±$58k 20% above ME |
$357,100±$29kHighest 20% above ME |
$309,000±$49kLowest 4% above ME |
| New Gloucester and Casco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,395±$184Highest 22% above ME |
$1,150±$249Lowest about the ME average |
$1,167±$135 about the ME average |
| Casco and Orrington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,085 about the ME average |
$3,417Highest 13% above ME |
$2,823Lowest 7% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.7%±35.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
24.7%±12 ME: 48.4% |
11.9%±20.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Casco and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.6% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Lowest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1989 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 23% above ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
21 minLowest 13% below ME |
| Work from home | 26.6%±10Highest ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±6.5 ME: 15.9% |
11.4%±5.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Casco and New Gloucester 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 | — | #65 of 133 in ME | #41 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 61/MSAD 61 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 | Orrington Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| 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.