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New Gloucester vs Gray vs Sidney
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).
Gray has the most expensive homes ($364k median).
Sidney has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.4%).
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 | Gray | Sidney |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,766 |
8,429Highest |
4,790Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5% ME: +2.6% |
+10.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
43.4±4.5Highest 3% below ME |
43±5.5 4% below ME |
| Gray and Sidney 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% |
19%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.1%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
| New Gloucester and Sidney 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% |
19.3%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.4%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Gray and Sidney 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% |
44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
33.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Gray 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 |
$95,236±$8k 27% above ME |
$83,488±$10kLowest 12% above ME |
| New Gloucester and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $357,100±$29k 20% above ME |
$363,700±$20kHighest 23% above ME |
$336,200±$34kLowest 13% above ME |
| Gray and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,150±$249Lowest about the ME average |
$1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
$1,340±$304 18% above ME |
| Gray and Sidney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,417 13% above ME |
$3,683Highest 21% above ME |
$2,474Lowest 19% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.7%±12 ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.4%±17.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Gray 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% ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9% ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991 14 yrs newer than ME |
1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1996Highest 19 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 9% above ME |
29 minHighest 16% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 14.2%±6.5 ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
14.3%±5.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Sidney 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 | #10 of 133 in ME | #15 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 18 |
| High school in town | None in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5 |
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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.