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New Gloucester vs Rye vs South Berwick
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 affordable homes ($357k median).
Rye has the most expensive homes ($1028k median).
South Berwick has the most kids (26.7% under 18).
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 | Rye | South Berwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,766 |
5,611Lowest |
7,670Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.1±5.5 3% above U.S. |
55.1±3Highest 42% above U.S. |
39±2.5Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Kids under 18 | 24.2%±5.8 U.S.: 22% |
18.2%±4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
26.7%±6Highest U.S.: 22% |
| South Berwick and New Gloucester 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% |
31.7%±5.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.8%±3 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
61.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
41.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.2%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| South Berwick and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,797±$12k 35% above U.S. |
$140,655±$39kHighest 74% above U.S. |
$99,572±$13kLowest 23% above U.S. |
| Rye 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±$29kLowest 7% above U.S. |
$1,028,100±$89kHighest 209% above U.S. |
$428,300±$26k 29% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,150±$249Lowest 19% below U.S. |
$1,781±$156Highest 26% above U.S. |
$1,726±$83 22% above U.S. |
| Rye and South Berwick 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. |
$7,519Highest 141% above U.S. |
$4,956 59% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.7%±12Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.3%±16.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
53.5%±24.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| South Berwick and Rye are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
6.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
85.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
78.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 11 yrs newer than U.S. |
1972Lowest 8 yrs older than U.S. |
1982 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the U.S. average |
29 minHighest 9% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 14.2%±6.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
30.9%±7.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.6%±5.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Rye and South Berwick 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 | #2 of 120 in NH | #58 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 | Rye School District | RSU 35/MSAD 35 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Marshwood High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 13.0 |
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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.