Compare towns
New Gloucester vs Mapleton vs Berwick
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).
Mapleton has the most affordable homes ($192k median).
Berwick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.1%).
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 | Mapleton | Berwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,766Highest |
1,884Lowest |
1,998 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4% ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+4.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
41.8±6 7% below ME |
42.6±3.6Highest 5% below ME |
| Berwick and Mapleton 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% |
22.2%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.5%±12.5 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% |
18.3%±3.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
16.9%±8.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Mapleton and Berwick 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% |
34.3% ME: 36.2% |
35.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton 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 |
$91,731±$25k 23% above ME |
$81,406±$39kLowest 9% above ME |
| New Gloucester and Mapleton 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 |
$191,800±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
$323,300±$36k 9% above ME |
| New Gloucester and Berwick 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 |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,041±$901 9% below ME |
| New Gloucester and Berwick 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 |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$3,806Highest 25% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.7%±12 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
40.9%±45.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Berwick 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% |
8.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.9% ME: 74.3% |
73%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 9% above ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
34 minHighest 37% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.2%±6.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
13.7%±7.8 ME: 15.9% |
| New Gloucester and Berwick 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 | — | #101 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | 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.