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New Gloucester vs Old Orchard Beach
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).
Old Orchard Beach has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.9%).
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 | Old Orchard Beach |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,766Lowest |
9,244Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
58±3.5Highest 29% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 24.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
6.5%±2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 15.4%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
33.5%±4.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
42.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
7%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Old Orchard Beach 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 |
$60,050±$11kLowest 20% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $357,100±$29kLowest 20% above ME |
$366,600±$38kHighest 24% above ME |
| Old Orchard Beach and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,150±$249Lowest about the ME average |
$1,246±$182Highest 9% above ME |
| Old Orchard Beach and New Gloucester 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 |
$3,426Highest 13% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.7%±12Lowest ME: 48.4% |
50.7%±15Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Old Orchard Beach 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% |
14.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
68.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 9% above ME |
22 minLowest 11% below ME |
| Work from home | 14.2%±6.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15%±4.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Old Orchard Beach and New Gloucester 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 | #67 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 | RSU 23 |
| High school in town | None in town | Old Orchard Beach High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.6 |
| 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.