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New Gloucester vs Franklin
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).
Franklin has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.7%).
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 | Franklin |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,766Highest |
1,628Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+5.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
46±9.3Highest about the ME average |
| Franklin and New Gloucester 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% |
16.3%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| New Gloucester and Franklin 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% |
25.6%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
28.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Franklin 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 |
$65,455±$16kLowest 12% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $357,100±$29kHighest 20% above ME |
$245,800±$59kLowest 17% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,150±$249Highest about the ME average |
$888±$306Lowest 22% below ME |
| New Gloucester and Franklin 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 |
$2,231Lowest 27% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.7%±12Lowest ME: 48.4% |
36.7%±27.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Franklin 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% |
15.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
76.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1984Lowest 7 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 9% above ME |
29 minHighest 18% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.2%±6.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.2%±5.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| New Gloucester and Franklin 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 | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.