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New Gloucester vs Manchester
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.4%).
Manchester has the shortest commute (20 min average).
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 | Manchester |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,766Highest |
2,424Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-4.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
46.9±4.6Highest 5% above ME |
| Manchester 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% |
19%±4.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| New Gloucester and Manchester 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% |
22.6%±4.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Manchester and New Gloucester 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% |
47.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| New Gloucester and Manchester 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 |
$92,031±$16kLowest 23% above ME |
| New Gloucester and Manchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $357,100±$29kHighest 20% above ME |
$299,600±$40kLowest about the ME average |
| New Gloucester and Manchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,150±$249Highest about the ME average |
$993±$116Lowest 13% below ME |
| New Gloucester and Manchester 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 |
$3,486Highest 15% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.7%±12Lowest ME: 48.4% |
30.9%±18.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Manchester 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% |
4.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
85%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 9% above ME |
20 minLowest 19% below ME |
| Work from home | 14.2%±6.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.9%±5.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| New Gloucester and Manchester 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 | RSU 38 |
| High school in town | None 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.