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New Gloucester vs Smithfield
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 kids (24.2% under 18).
Smithfield has the most people working from home (22%).
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 | Smithfield |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,766Highest |
856Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-10.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
55.8±3.5Highest 25% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 24.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
10%±3.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 15.4%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
29.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
3%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| New Gloucester and Smithfield 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 |
$107,917±$27kLowest 44% above ME |
| New Gloucester and Smithfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $357,100±$29kHighest 20% above ME |
$242,800±$15kLowest 18% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,150±$249Highest about the ME average |
$1,109±$358Lowest about the ME average |
| New Gloucester and Smithfield 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 |
$2,866Lowest 6% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.7%±12Lowest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±45.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Smithfield 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% |
5.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 9% above ME |
33 minHighest 32% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.2%±6.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Smithfield 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 | — |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 | — |
| High school 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.