Compare towns
New Gloucester vs Eliot 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 highest household income ($109k).
Eliot has the most expensive homes ($499k median).
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 | Eliot | Berwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,766Lowest |
7,146 |
8,175Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.3% ME: +2.6% |
+9.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
50.8±5.9Highest 13% above ME |
40.7±2.9 9% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 24.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.3%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.7%±4.4 ME: 18.1% |
| 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 ME: 22.4% |
27.8%±6.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.2%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
43.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
35% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Berwick and New Gloucester 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 |
$101,522±$10k 36% above ME |
$94,771±$24kLowest 27% above ME |
| New Gloucester and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $357,100±$29kLowest 20% above ME |
$498,900±$62kHighest 68% above ME |
$369,100±$19k 24% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,150±$249Lowest about the ME average |
$1,948±$471Highest 71% above ME |
$1,452±$430 27% above ME |
| Eliot 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 |
$4,549Highest 50% above ME |
$4,436 46% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.7%±12Lowest ME: 48.4% |
55.1%±20.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
50.6%±46 ME: 48.4% |
| Eliot and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.3% ME: 10.7% |
4.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9% ME: 74.3% |
79.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1989 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 9% above ME |
23 minLowest 9% below ME |
30 minHighest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.2%±6.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.4%±4.7 ME: 15.9% |
20.2%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Berwick and Eliot 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 | #19 of 133 in ME | #101 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 | RSU 35/MSAD 35 | RSU 60/MSAD 60 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| 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.