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New Gloucester vs Plainfield vs Standish
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
New Gloucester has the most renters (17.1% rent).
Plainfield has the most people working from home (18.1%).
Standish has the most affordable homes ($336k median).
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 | Plainfield | Standish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,766 |
2,522Lowest |
10,662Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.1±5.5 3% above U.S. |
38.9±6.5Lowest about the U.S. average |
40.5±2.8Highest 4% above U.S. |
| Standish 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 U.S.: 22% |
23.4%±5.8 U.S.: 22% |
16.4%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| New Gloucester and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.4%±4.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.8%±4.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.2%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Plainfield 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
46.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
36% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.8%±2.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
11.6%±1.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,797±$12k 35% above U.S. |
$122,656±$13kHighest 52% above U.S. |
$104,593±$15kLowest 30% above U.S. |
| Plainfield 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±$29k 7% above U.S. |
$442,400±$47kHighest 33% above U.S. |
$336,000±$18kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,150±$249 19% below U.S. |
$1,674±$181Highest 18% above U.S. |
$983±$453Lowest 30% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,417 10% above U.S. |
$7,904Highest 153% above U.S. |
$3,005Lowest 4% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.7%±12Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.8%±23.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
57.4%±22.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Standish and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
7.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
91.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 11 yrs newer than U.S. |
1977Lowest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1980 same as U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the U.S. average |
22 minLowest 17% below U.S. |
29 minHighest 11% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 14.2%±6.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
18.1%±8.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.6%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Plainfield 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 | #19 of 120 in NH | #18 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 | Plainfield School District | RSU 06/MSAD 06 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Bonny Eagle High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.5 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.