Compare towns
Exeter 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
Exeter has the most affordable homes ($167k median).
New Gloucester has the most kids (24.2% 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 | Exeter | New Gloucester |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,093Lowest |
5,766Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.6±7.7Highest 17% above ME |
40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
| Exeter and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 9%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±11.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.4%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Exeter and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
30.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Exeter 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 | $84,408±$12kLowest 13% above ME |
$108,797±$12kHighest 46% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $166,700±$39kLowest 44% below ME |
$357,100±$29kHighest 20% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $995±$386Lowest 13% below ME |
$1,150±$249Highest about the ME average |
| New Gloucester and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,602Lowest 47% below ME |
$3,417Highest 13% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±73.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
24.7%±12Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Exeter and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991 14 yrs newer than ME |
1991 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 43% above ME |
27 minLowest 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±6.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
| New Gloucester and Exeter 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.