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New Gloucester vs Bow vs Arundel
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 Gloucester has the most affordable homes ($357k median).
Bow has the most people working from home (22.7%).
Arundel has the shortest commute (23 min average).
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 | Bow | Arundel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,766 |
8,335Highest |
4,418Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.1±5.5Lowest 3% above U.S. |
41.5±2Highest 7% above U.S. |
40.9±6.4 5% above U.S. |
| Bow and Arundel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.2%±5.8 U.S.: 22% |
25%±3.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
20.4%±5.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Bow and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.4%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±2.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.9%±3.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bow and Arundel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
60.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
29.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.5%±2.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bow and Arundel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,797±$12k 35% above U.S. |
$172,857±$16kHighest 114% above U.S. |
$101,597±$17kLowest 26% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $357,100±$29kLowest 7% above U.S. |
$506,500±$34kHighest 52% above U.S. |
$421,300±$62k 27% above U.S. |
| Bow and Arundel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,150±$249Lowest 19% below U.S. |
$1,539±$178 9% above U.S. |
$1,607±$495Highest 14% above U.S. |
| Arundel and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,417Lowest 10% above U.S. |
$9,584Highest 207% above U.S. |
$3,763 21% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.7%±12Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
39%±13.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
34.2%±22.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Bow and Arundel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
87.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991 11 yrs newer than U.S. |
1985Lowest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1992Highest 12 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the U.S. average |
27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 14.2%±6.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
22.7%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Bow and New Gloucester 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 | #26 of 120 in NH | #7 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 | Bow School District | RSU 21 |
| High school in town | None in town | Bow High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8 |
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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.