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New Gloucester vs Cornish
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 people working from home (14.2%).
Cornish has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
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 | Cornish |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,766Highest |
1,803Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±5.5Highest 10% below ME |
39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
| New Gloucester and Cornish 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% |
18.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| New Gloucester and Cornish 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% |
17.4%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Cornish and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| New Gloucester and Cornish 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 |
$69,038±$4kLowest 8% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $357,100±$29kHighest 20% above ME |
$274,200±$84kLowest 8% below ME |
| New Gloucester and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,150±$249Lowest about the ME average |
$1,196±$148Highest 5% above ME |
| Cornish and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,417Highest 13% above ME |
$2,309Lowest 24% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.7%±12Lowest ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 4.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 9% above ME |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.2%±6.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| New Gloucester and Cornish 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 | — |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | 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.