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New Castle vs Newfields vs Eliot
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
New Castle has the most expensive homes ($1701k median).
Newfields has the most kids (18.9% under 18).
Eliot has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.3%).
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 | New Castle | Newfields | Eliot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 827Lowest |
2,023 |
7,146Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 62.8±6Highest 61% above U.S. |
44.1±1.8Lowest 13% above U.S. |
50.8±5.9 31% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 12.9%±7.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.9%±1.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.3%±3.9 U.S.: 22% |
| Newfields and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 44.3%±16.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
27.8%±6.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
| New Castle and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 68.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
68.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
43.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.6%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
7.5%±7.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Newfields and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $176,953±$29k 119% above U.S. |
$197,885±$15kHighest 145% above U.S. |
$101,522±$10kLowest 26% above U.S. |
| Newfields and New Castle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $1,701,300±$267kHighest 411% above U.S. |
$646,400±$34k 94% above U.S. |
$498,900±$62kLowest 50% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $3,501Highest 148% above U.S. |
$1,875±$323Lowest 33% above U.S. |
$1,948±$471 38% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,509 173% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$4,549Lowest 46% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±85.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
43.3%±40.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
55.1%±20.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Eliot and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93% U.S.: 65.2% |
95.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1991Highest 11 yrs newer than U.S. |
1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 23% above U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
23 minLowest 15% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 40.1%±19.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
25.5%±3.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
17.4%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| New Castle and Newfields 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 | — | — | #19 of 133 in ME |
| School district | New Castle School District | Newfields School District | RSU 35/MSAD 35 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.