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Denmark vs New Gloucester vs Brownfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Denmark has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.3%).
New Gloucester has the highest household income ($109k).
Brownfield has the most kids (26.7% under 18).
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 | Denmark | New Gloucester | Brownfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,054Lowest |
5,766Highest |
1,830 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.4% ME: +2.6% |
+2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.4±5Highest 21% above ME |
40.1±5.5 10% below ME |
39.9±6.8Lowest 11% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.2%±5.8 ME: 18.1% |
26.7%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Brownfield and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31.8%±7.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.4%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±1.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.8% ME: 36.2% |
30.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
0.7%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Denmark and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,167±$10k 14% below ME |
$108,797±$12kHighest 46% above ME |
$60,889±$5kLowest 19% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $250,000±$68kLowest 16% below ME |
$357,100±$29kHighest 20% above ME |
$287,500±$36k 3% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,409±$207 24% above ME |
$1,150±$249Lowest about the ME average |
$1,617±$554Highest 42% above ME |
| Brownfield and Denmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,259Lowest 26% below ME |
$3,417Highest 13% above ME |
$2,976 about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 90.6%±31Highest ME: 48.4% |
24.7%±12Lowest ME: 48.4% |
61.8%±43.7 ME: 48.4% |
| Denmark and Brownfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.1% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 39% above ME |
27 minLowest 9% above ME |
44 minHighest 80% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.7%±6.4 ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±6.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.5%±4.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| New Gloucester and Denmark 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 | — |
| School district | — | RSU 15/MSAD 15 | RSU 72/MSAD 72 |
| High school 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.