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New Gloucester vs Calais vs Berwick
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 shortest commute (27 min average).
Calais has the most people working from home (23.4%).
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 | Calais | Berwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,766 |
1,713Lowest |
8,175Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.1±5.5Lowest 3% above U.S. |
42±8.6Highest 8% above U.S. |
40.7±2.9 5% above U.S. |
| Calais 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 U.S.: 22% |
22.5%±5.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.7%±4.4 U.S.: 22% |
| 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
21.6%±5.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.2%±4.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Calais 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%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
55.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
35% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
7.4%±3.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.7%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Calais and 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 35% above U.S. |
$100,625±$27k 25% above U.S. |
$94,771±$24kLowest 17% above U.S. |
| New Gloucester and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $357,100±$29kLowest 7% above U.S. |
$390,300±$36kHighest 17% above U.S. |
$369,100±$19k 11% above U.S. |
| Calais and Berwick 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. |
$1,408±$392 about the U.S. average |
$1,452±$430Highest about the U.S. average |
| Berwick and Calais 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. |
$6,586Highest 111% above U.S. |
$4,436 42% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.7%±12Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
49%±38.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
50.6%±46Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Berwick and Calais 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% |
8.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 11 yrs newer than U.S. |
1976Lowest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1989 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
31 minHighest 18% above U.S. |
30 min 12% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 14.2%±6.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
23.4%±7.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
20.2%±7.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Calais and 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 | — | #101 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | RSU 60/MSAD 60 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 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.