Compare towns
New Gloucester vs Solon vs North Berwick
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).
Solon has the most affordable homes ($184k median).
North Berwick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.8%).
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 | North Berwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,766Highest |
963Lowest |
5,129 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4% ME: +2.6% |
-7.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
45.9±5.4Highest about the ME average |
41.6±4.7 7% below ME |
| Solon and North Berwick 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% |
21.2%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
| New Gloucester and North Berwick 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% |
20.9%±5 ME: 22.4% |
| Solon and North Berwick 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% |
25%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
29% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
1.3%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.7%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| North 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±$12kHighest 46% above ME |
$69,205±$20kLowest 7% below ME |
$101,875±$16k 36% above ME |
| New Gloucester and North Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $357,100±$29k 20% above ME |
$183,600±$12kLowest 38% below ME |
$428,500±$33kHighest 44% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,150±$249Highest about the ME average |
$915±$100Lowest 20% below ME |
$1,105±$116 about the ME average |
| New Gloucester and North Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,417 13% above ME |
$1,854Lowest 39% below ME |
$3,735Highest 23% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.7%±12 ME: 48.4% |
14.6%±48.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
66.2%±28.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 4.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.6% ME: 74.3% |
88.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 9% above ME |
52 minHighest 113% above ME |
31 min 27% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.2%±6.5 ME: 15.9% |
9.1%±4.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| North Berwick 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 | — | #82 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 | RSU 74/MSAD 74 | RSU 60/MSAD 60 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Noble High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.0 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.