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New Gloucester vs Solon
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%).
Solon has the most affordable homes ($184k median).
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 | Solon |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,766Highest |
963Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-7.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
45.9±5.4Highest about the ME average |
| Solon 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% |
17.2%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| New Gloucester and Solon 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% |
23.9%±3.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.3%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| New Gloucester and Solon 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 |
$69,205±$20kLowest 7% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $357,100±$29kHighest 20% above ME |
$183,600±$12kLowest 38% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,150±$249Highest about the ME average |
$915±$100Lowest 20% below ME |
| New Gloucester and Solon 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 |
$1,854Lowest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.7%±12Highest ME: 48.4% |
14.6%±48.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| New Gloucester and Solon 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% |
10.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 9% above ME |
52 minHighest 113% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.2%±6.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.1%±4.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| New Gloucester and Solon 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 | RSU 74/MSAD 74 |
| 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.