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New Gloucester vs Newry
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).
Newry has the oldest population (median age 61.1).
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 | Newry |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,766Highest |
177Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
61.1±5Highest 36% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 24.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.6%±12.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| New Gloucester and Newry 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% |
42.4%±14.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
37.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| New Gloucester and Newry 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 |
$67,000±$23kLowest 10% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $357,100±$29kHighest 20% above ME |
$307,700±$69kLowest 4% above ME |
| New Gloucester and Newry 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 |
$1,125±$666Lowest about the ME average |
| New Gloucester and Newry 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 |
$2,438Lowest 20% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.7%±12Lowest ME: 48.4% |
25%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Newry 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%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1986Lowest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 9% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 14.2%±6.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.8%±9.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| New Gloucester and Newry 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.