Compare towns
Cushing vs New Gloucester vs Raymond
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cushing has the shortest commute (23 min average).
New Gloucester has the most kids (24.2% under 18).
Raymond has the most people working from home (32.3%).
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 | Cushing | New Gloucester | Raymond |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,460Lowest |
5,766Highest |
4,610 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.8±7.7Highest 9% above ME |
40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
47.3±4.1 6% above ME |
| Cushing and Raymond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.1%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.1%±4.9 ME: 18.1% |
| New Gloucester and Raymond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.5%±0.9 ME: 22.4% |
15.4%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.2%±5.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Raymond and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.4% ME: 36.2% |
30.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
49.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Raymond and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $83,500±$19kLowest 12% above ME |
$108,797±$12kHighest 46% above ME |
$88,194±$20k 18% above ME |
| New Gloucester and Raymond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $409,800±$44kHighest 38% above ME |
$357,100±$29kLowest 20% above ME |
$395,800±$42k 33% above ME |
| Cushing and Raymond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,553±$376Highest 36% above ME |
$1,150±$249 about the ME average |
$965±$397Lowest 15% below ME |
| Cushing and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,944Highest 30% above ME |
$3,417 13% above ME |
$3,139Lowest 3% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.7%±19.6 ME: 48.4% |
24.7%±12Lowest ME: 48.4% |
38.3%±62.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Raymond and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
5.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.7% ME: 74.3% |
82.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1990 13 yrs newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 5% below ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
37 minHighest 50% above ME |
| Work from home | 18.5%±6.3 ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±6.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
32.3%±11.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Raymond and Cushing 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 | #112 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 13 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 | RSU 14 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | 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.