Compare towns
New Gloucester vs Gorham vs Berwick 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 most kids (24.2% under 18).
Gorham has the most expensive homes ($461k median).
Berwick has the most people working from home (20.2%).
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 | Gorham | Berwick | Gray |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 5,766Lowest |
18,300Highest |
8,175 |
8,429 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+11.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+9.7% ME: +2.6% |
+6.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±5.5 10% below ME |
39.4±2.9Lowest 12% below ME |
40.7±2.9 9% below ME |
43.4±4.5Highest 3% below ME |
| Gray and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 24.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
22.7%±4.4 ME: 18.1% |
19%±4Lowest 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% |
17.5%±2.5 ME: 22.4% |
17.2%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Gray and Gorham 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% |
44.3% ME: 36.2% |
35% ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
13.1%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $108,797±$12k 46% above ME |
$112,312±$6kHighest 50% above ME |
$94,771±$24kLowest 27% above ME |
$95,236±$8k 27% above ME |
| Gorham and New Gloucester 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 |
$460,900±$26kHighest 55% above ME |
$369,100±$19k 24% above ME |
$363,700±$20k 23% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,150±$249Lowest about the ME average |
$1,680±$355Highest 47% above ME |
$1,452±$430 27% above ME |
$1,371±$89 20% above ME |
| Gorham 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 |
$4,825Highest 59% above ME |
$4,436 46% above ME |
$3,683 21% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.7%±12Lowest ME: 48.4% |
37.9%±8.6 ME: 48.4% |
50.6%±46 ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Berwick 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% |
3.7% ME: 10.7% |
4.2% ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9% ME: 74.3% |
81.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1988 11 yrs newer than ME |
1989 12 yrs newer than ME |
1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 9% above ME |
27 min 10% above ME |
30 minHighest 20% above ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.2%±6.5 ME: 15.9% |
19%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
20.2%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Berwick and Gorham 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 | #24 of 133 in ME | #101 of 133 in ME | #10 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 | Gorham Public Schools | RSU 60/MSAD 60 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences |
| High school in town | None in town | Gorham High School | None in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.9Highest |
— | 12.5Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.