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New Gloucester vs South 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 homeowners (82.9%).
South Berwick has the most renters (33% rent).
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 | South Berwick |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,766Highest |
3,381Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
41.4±6.2Highest 8% below ME |
| South Berwick 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% |
21.7%±5.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| New Gloucester and South 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% |
15.6%±3.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| South Berwick 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%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
47.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4%±2.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| 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±$12kHighest 46% above ME |
$90,972±$22kLowest 22% above ME |
| New Gloucester and South Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $357,100±$29kLowest 20% above ME |
$396,700±$66kHighest 34% above ME |
| South Berwick and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,150±$249Lowest about the ME average |
$1,702±$76Highest 49% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,417Lowest 13% above ME |
$4,523Highest 49% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.7%±12Lowest ME: 48.4% |
55.7%±30.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| South Berwick 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% |
4.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
67%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 9% above ME |
29 minHighest 19% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.2%±6.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
13.9%±9.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| New Gloucester 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 | #58 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.