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New Gloucester vs Palermo
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 expensive homes ($357k median).
Palermo has the most people working from home (18.8%).
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 | Palermo |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,766Highest |
1,473Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
43.4±6.1Highest 3% below ME |
| Palermo and New Gloucester 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% |
18.1%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| New Gloucester and Palermo 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% |
21.2%±2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Palermo and New Gloucester 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% |
31.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.2%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| New Gloucester and Palermo 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 |
$89,095±$15kLowest 19% above ME |
| New Gloucester and Palermo 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 |
$259,700±$54kLowest 12% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,150±$249Lowest about the ME average |
$1,235±$1kHighest 8% above ME |
| Palermo and New Gloucester 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 |
$2,506Lowest 17% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.7%±12Lowest ME: 48.4% |
65.6%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Palermo 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% |
4.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1988Lowest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 9% above ME |
31 minHighest 24% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.2%±6.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.8%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Palermo 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 | — |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 | RSU 12 |
| High school in town | None 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.