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New Gloucester vs Orrington vs Casco
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).
Orrington has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Casco has the most people working from home (26.6%).
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 | Orrington | Casco |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,766Highest |
3,853 |
3,696Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.1% ME: +2.6% |
-2.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
49.5±3.3 10% above ME |
52±3.3Highest 16% above ME |
| Casco and Orrington 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% |
16.4%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
11.3%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| New Gloucester and Orrington 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% |
23.8%±5.1 ME: 22.4% |
26.3%±7.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Casco and Orrington 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% |
44.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
32.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±2.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,797±$12kHighest 46% above ME |
$94,556±$10k 27% above ME |
$69,313±$19kLowest 7% below ME |
| New Gloucester and Orrington 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 |
$309,000±$49kLowest 4% above ME |
$355,500±$58k 20% above ME |
| New Gloucester and Casco 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 |
$1,167±$135 about the ME average |
$1,395±$184Highest 22% above ME |
| Casco and Orrington 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 |
$2,823Lowest 7% below ME |
$3,085 about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.7%±12 ME: 48.4% |
11.9%±20.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
39.7%±35.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Casco 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% |
6.6% ME: 10.7% |
11%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.5% ME: 74.3% |
90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1989 12 yrs newer than ME |
1988Lowest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 9% above ME |
21 minLowest 13% below ME |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.2%±6.5 ME: 15.9% |
11.4%±5.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
26.6%±10Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Casco 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 | #41 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 | Orrington Public Schools | RSU 61/MSAD 61 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.