Compare towns
New Gloucester vs Ogunquit vs South Berwick vs Arundel
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 affordable homes ($357k median).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
South Berwick has the most kids (26.7% under 18).
Arundel has the shortest commute (23 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 | Ogunquit | South Berwick | Arundel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 5,766 |
1,379Lowest |
7,670Highest |
4,418 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.4% ME: +2.6% |
+6% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±5.5 10% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
39±2.5Lowest 13% below ME |
40.9±6.4 9% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 24.2%±5.8 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
26.7%±6Highest ME: 18.1% |
20.4%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
| South Berwick and New Gloucester 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% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.8%±3 ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±3.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.7% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
41.8% ME: 36.2% |
29.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±2.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $108,797±$12k 46% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$99,572±$13kLowest 33% above ME |
$101,597±$17k 36% above ME |
| Ogunquit and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $357,100±$29kLowest 20% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$428,300±$26k 44% above ME |
$421,300±$62k 42% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,150±$249Lowest about the ME average |
— | $1,726±$83Highest 52% above ME |
$1,607±$495 41% above ME |
| South Berwick and Arundel 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 |
$4,473 47% above ME |
$4,956Highest 63% above ME |
$3,763 24% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.7%±12 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
53.5%±24.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
34.2%±22.7 ME: 48.4% |
| South Berwick and Arundel 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% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
3.4% ME: 10.7% |
5.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
78.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991 14 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 9% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
23 minLowest 7% below ME |
| Work from home | 14.2%±6.5 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.6%±5.8 ME: 15.9% |
7%±3.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #65 of 133 in ME | — | #58 of 133 in ME | #7 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 | — | RSU 35/MSAD 35 | RSU 21 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Marshwood High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 13.0 |
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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.