Compare towns
New Gloucester vs Cumberland 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 most renters (17.1% rent).
Cumberland has grown the fastest since 2010 (+17.5%).
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 | Cumberland | Berwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,766Lowest |
8,647Highest |
8,175 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+17.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+9.7% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
41.9±4Highest 6% below ME |
40.7±2.9 9% below ME |
| Cumberland and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.2%±5.8 ME: 18.1% |
25.6%±3.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
22.7%±4.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Cumberland 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 ME: 22.4% |
19.8%±2.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.2%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Cumberland 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 ME: 36.2% |
72.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
35% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
| Cumberland 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±$12k 46% above ME |
$173,894±$20kHighest 133% above ME |
$94,771±$24kLowest 27% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $357,100±$29kLowest 20% above ME |
$616,800±$42kHighest 108% above ME |
$369,100±$19k 24% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,150±$249Lowest about the ME average |
$2,143±$759Highest 88% above ME |
$1,452±$430 27% above ME |
| Cumberland and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,417Lowest 13% above ME |
$7,116Highest 134% above ME |
$4,436 46% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.7%±12Lowest ME: 48.4% |
47.1%±31.3 ME: 48.4% |
50.6%±46Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Berwick and Cumberland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
4.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1984Lowest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1989 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 9% above ME |
24 minLowest about the ME average |
30 minHighest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.2%±6.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
25.3%±7Highest ME: 15.9% |
20.2%±7.6 ME: 15.9% |
| Cumberland 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 | #25 of 133 in ME | #101 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 | RSU 51/MSAD 51 | RSU 60/MSAD 60 |
| High school in town | None in town | Greely High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.5 |
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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.