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New Gloucester vs Rockland
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.4%).
Rockland has the most people working from home (22.1%).
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 | Rockland |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,766Lowest |
7,035Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-4.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
49.3±6Highest 10% above ME |
| Rockland 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% |
15.5%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| New Gloucester and Rockland 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% |
25.4%±4.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
35.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| New Gloucester and Rockland 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 |
$56,533±$6kLowest 24% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $357,100±$29kHighest 20% above ME |
$245,800±$38kLowest 17% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,150±$249Highest about the ME average |
$1,092±$105Lowest 4% below ME |
| New Gloucester and Rockland 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 |
$4,059Highest 34% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.7%±12Lowest ME: 48.4% |
57.6%±15.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 4.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
62%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1948Lowest 29 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 9% above ME |
12 minLowest 50% below ME |
| Work from home | 14.2%±6.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.1%±7.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Rockland 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 | #96 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 | Rockland-Region 8 · RSU 13 |
| High school in town | None in town | Oceanside High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.7 |
| 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.