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New Gloucester vs Rochester vs Warner
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 kids (24.2% under 18).
Rochester has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.2%).
Warner has the most people working from home (16.6%).
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 | Rochester | Warner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,766 |
33,144Highest |
2,959Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.1±5.5Lowest 3% above U.S. |
43±1.8 11% above U.S. |
43.7±4Highest 12% above U.S. |
| Warner and Rochester 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% |
18.2%±1.7 U.S.: 22% |
17.3%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| New Gloucester and Rochester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.4%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.6%±1.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.4%±3.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Warner and Rochester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
27.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
42.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.3%±1 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.3%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Warner and Rochester 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 35% above U.S. |
$80,836±$3kLowest about the U.S. average |
$94,022±$18k 16% above U.S. |
| New Gloucester and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $357,100±$29kHighest 7% above U.S. |
$279,100±$10kLowest 16% below U.S. |
$353,100±$22k 6% above U.S. |
| New Gloucester and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,150±$249Lowest 19% below U.S. |
$1,369±$72Highest 3% below U.S. |
$1,219±$123 14% below U.S. |
| Rochester and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,417Lowest 10% above U.S. |
$5,334 71% above U.S. |
$7,650Highest 145% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.7%±12Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
46.3%±7 U.S.: 51.1% |
48.7%±21.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Warner and Rochester 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% |
8.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
66%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
74.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 11 yrs newer than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1975Lowest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the U.S. average |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
32 minHighest 20% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 14.2%±6.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
11.8%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.6%±4.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Warner 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 | #98 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 | Rochester School District | Kearsarge Regional School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Spaulding High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.2 |
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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.