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Embden vs New Gloucester
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Embden has the most affordable homes ($173k median).
New Gloucester has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.4%).
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 | Embden | New Gloucester |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 995Lowest |
5,766Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 60.6±5.1Highest 35% above ME |
40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 13.2%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| New Gloucester and Embden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 34.6%±9.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.4%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
30.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.4%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| New Gloucester and Embden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $56,875±$23kLowest 24% below ME |
$108,797±$12kHighest 46% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $173,400±$59kLowest 42% below ME |
$357,100±$29kHighest 20% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,150±$249 about the ME average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,804Lowest 41% below ME |
$3,417Highest 13% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
24.7%±12Highest ME: 48.4% |
| New Gloucester and Embden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 12.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 34% above ME |
27 minLowest 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 18.7%±7.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±6.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Embden 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 |
| School district | — | RSU 15/MSAD 15 |
| High school in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.