Compare towns
New Gloucester vs South Berwick vs Wayne
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 highest household income ($109k).
South Berwick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.4%).
Wayne has the most people working from home (26.2%).
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 | Wayne |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,766 |
7,670Highest |
1,101Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4% ME: +2.6% |
+3.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±5.5 10% below ME |
39±2.5Lowest 13% below ME |
55.6±5.3Highest 24% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 24.2%±5.8 ME: 18.1% |
26.7%±6Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.4%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| South Berwick and New Gloucester 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% |
15.8%±3 ME: 22.4% |
29.2%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
41.8% ME: 36.2% |
48.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
6.5%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Wayne and South Berwick 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 |
$99,572±$13k 33% above ME |
$93,194±$26kLowest 25% 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 |
$428,300±$26kHighest 44% above ME |
$362,800±$29k 22% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,150±$249 about the ME average |
$1,726±$83Highest 52% above ME |
$983±$554Lowest 14% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,417 13% above ME |
$4,956Highest 63% above ME |
$3,289Lowest 8% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.7%±12Lowest ME: 48.4% |
53.5%±24.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
25%±52.1 ME: 48.4% |
| South Berwick and Wayne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.3% ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9% ME: 74.3% |
78.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 9% above ME |
27 minLowest 9% above ME |
30 minHighest 24% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.2%±6.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.6%±5.8 ME: 15.9% |
26.2%±11.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Wayne 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 | RSU 35/MSAD 35 | RSU 38 |
| High school in town | None in town | Marshwood High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.0 |
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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.