Compare towns
New Gloucester vs Belgrade vs North 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 most kids (24.2% under 18).
Belgrade has the most people working from home (20.4%).
North Berwick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.8%).
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 | Belgrade | North Berwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,766Highest |
3,351Lowest |
5,129 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4% ME: +2.6% |
+1.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
47.3±14.6Highest 6% above ME |
41.6±4.7 7% below ME |
| Belgrade and North 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% |
22.6%±6.9 ME: 18.1% |
21.2%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| New Gloucester and Belgrade 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% |
23.9%±6.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.9%±5 ME: 22.4% |
| Belgrade and North 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% |
49.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
29%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.7%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.7%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Belgrade and North Berwick 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 |
$88,338±$13kLowest 18% above ME |
$101,875±$16k 36% above ME |
| New Gloucester and North 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 |
$312,200±$44kLowest 5% above ME |
$428,500±$33kHighest 44% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,150±$249Highest about the ME average |
$857±$108Lowest 25% below ME |
$1,105±$116 about the ME average |
| New Gloucester and North Berwick 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 |
$2,859Lowest 6% below ME |
$3,735Highest 23% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.7%±12 ME: 48.4% |
17.2%±35.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
66.2%±28.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 4.3% ME: 10.7% |
3.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
4.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
88.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 9% above ME |
23 minLowest 7% below ME |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.2%±6.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
20.4%±8.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
15%±5.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Belgrade and North Berwick 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 | #71 of 133 in ME | #82 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 | RSU 18 | RSU 60/MSAD 60 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Noble High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.0 |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.