Compare towns
New Gloucester vs Cumberland vs Gray
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 youngest population (median age 40.1).
Cumberland has grown the fastest since 2010 (+17.5%).
Gray has the oldest population (median age 43.4).
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 | Gray |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,766Lowest |
8,647Highest |
8,429 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+17.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
41.9±4 6% below ME |
43.4±4.5Highest 3% below ME |
| Gray and Cumberland 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% |
19%±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% |
19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
| Cumberland and Gray 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% |
44.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Cumberland 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 |
$95,236±$8kLowest 27% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $357,100±$29kLowest 20% above ME |
$616,800±$42kHighest 108% above ME |
$363,700±$20k 23% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,150±$249Lowest about the ME average |
$2,143±$759Highest 88% above ME |
$1,371±$89 20% above ME |
| Cumberland and Gray 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 |
$3,683 21% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.7%±12Lowest ME: 48.4% |
47.1%±31.3 ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Gray 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% |
3.5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9% ME: 74.3% |
90.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 9% above ME |
24 minLowest about the ME average |
29 minHighest 16% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.2%±6.5 ME: 15.9% |
25.3%±7Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Cumberland 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 | #25 of 133 in ME | #10 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 | RSU 51/MSAD 51 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences |
| High school in town | None in town | Greely High School | Gray-New Gloucester High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.5Lowest |
12.5Highest |
| 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.