Compare towns
Leeds vs New Gloucester vs Turner
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Leeds has the most kids (30.6% under 18).
New Gloucester has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.4%).
Turner has the oldest population (median age 47.6).
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 | Leeds | New Gloucester | Turner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,285Lowest |
5,766 |
5,891Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+1.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 38.2±8.3Lowest 15% below ME |
40.1±5.5 10% below ME |
47.6±4.3Highest 6% above ME |
| Turner and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 30.6%±9.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
24.2%±5.8 ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Leeds and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.8%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
15.4%±4.2 ME: 22.4% |
27.2%±6.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23% ME: 36.2% |
30.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.4%±3.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.6%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Leeds and Turner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,208±$14kLowest 14% above ME |
$108,797±$12kHighest 46% above ME |
$100,036±$28k 34% above ME |
| New Gloucester and Turner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $257,800±$27kLowest 13% below ME |
$357,100±$29kHighest 20% above ME |
$284,900±$50k 4% below ME |
| New Gloucester and Turner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $940±$461 17% below ME |
$1,150±$249Highest about the ME average |
$584±$490Lowest 49% below ME |
| New Gloucester and Leeds are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,565 16% below ME |
$3,417Highest 13% above ME |
$2,294Lowest 24% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27.1%±11.5 ME: 48.4% |
24.7%±12Lowest ME: 48.4% |
41.9%±64.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Turner and Leeds are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.3% ME: 10.7% |
3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989 12 yrs newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 37% above ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 10%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±6.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.7%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
| New Gloucester and Turner 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 | #33 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 52/MSAD 52 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 | RSU 52/MSAD 52 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Leavitt Area High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.6 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | 12 photos → |
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.