Compare towns
New Gloucester vs Augusta vs Berwick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
New Gloucester has the highest household income ($109k).
Augusta has the most affordable homes ($201k median).
Berwick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.7%).
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 Gloucester | Augusta | Berwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,766Lowest |
19,077Highest |
8,175 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4% ME: +2.6% |
-1.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
42.5±2.4Highest 5% below ME |
40.7±2.9 9% below ME |
| Augusta and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.9%±2.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.7%±4.4 ME: 18.1% |
| New Gloucester and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.4%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.5%±2.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.2%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Augusta and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.7% ME: 36.2% |
28.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
35%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.6%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Berwick and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,797±$12kHighest 46% above ME |
$47,979±$3kLowest 36% below ME |
$94,771±$24k 27% above ME |
| New Gloucester and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $357,100±$29k 20% above ME |
$201,000±$18kLowest 32% below ME |
$369,100±$19kHighest 24% above ME |
| Berwick and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,150±$249 about the ME average |
$919±$79Lowest 19% below ME |
$1,452±$430Highest 27% above ME |
| Berwick and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,417 13% above ME |
$2,465Lowest 19% below ME |
$4,436Highest 46% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.7%±12Lowest ME: 48.4% |
49.2%±8.3 ME: 48.4% |
50.6%±46Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Berwick and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.3% ME: 10.7% |
18.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9% ME: 74.3% |
53.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
1989 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 9% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
30 minHighest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.2%±6.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.1%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
20.2%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Berwick and Augusta 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 | #119 of 133 in ME | #101 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 | Augusta Public Schools · Maine Arts Academy | RSU 60/MSAD 60 |
| High school in town | None in town | Cony | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 17.9 |
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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.