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New Gloucester vs Sabattus
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).
Sabattus has the most people working from home (21.5%).
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 | Sabattus |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,766Highest |
5,116Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
51.2±4.6Highest 14% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 24.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 15.4%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
24.4%±5.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Sabattus 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%Highest ME: 36.2% |
17.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
6.6%±3.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Sabattus 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±$12kHighest 46% above ME |
$59,387±$6kLowest 21% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $357,100±$29kHighest 20% above ME |
$180,000±$39kLowest 39% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,150±$249Highest about the ME average |
$949±$23Lowest 17% below ME |
| New Gloucester and Sabattus 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 |
$2,151Lowest 29% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.7%±12Lowest ME: 48.4% |
38.7%±51Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Sabattus 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% |
8.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
95.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1990Lowest 13 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 9% above ME |
30 minHighest 21% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.2%±6.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
21.5%±10.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Sabattus 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 | #129 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 | RSU 04 |
| 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.