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New Gloucester vs Ludlow
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 expensive homes ($357k median).
Ludlow has the most affordable homes ($134k median).
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 | Ludlow |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,766Highest |
444Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
46.1±5.8Highest about the ME average |
| Ludlow 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% |
22.7%±5.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| New Gloucester and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 15.4%±4.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
12.4%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| New Gloucester and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±3.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| New Gloucester and Ludlow 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 |
$62,500±$21kLowest 16% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $357,100±$29kHighest 20% above ME |
$133,900±$56kLowest 55% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,150±$249Highest about the ME average |
$988±$111Lowest 13% below ME |
| New Gloucester and Ludlow 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 |
$1,655Lowest 45% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.7%±12Lowest ME: 48.4% |
45.5%±94.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Ludlow 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% |
15.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Lowest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 9% above ME |
21 minLowest 15% below ME |
| Work from home | 14.2%±6.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.8%±8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| New Gloucester and Ludlow 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 History | 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.