What stands out worked out from the figures below

New Gloucester has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.4%).

St. Albans has the most renters (51% 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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	New Gloucester	St. Albans
People
Population	5,766Lowest	6,954Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+2.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4%	-0.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4%
Median age	40.1±5.5Highest 3% above U.S.	38.7±2Lowest about the U.S. average
	New Gloucester and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	24.2%±5.8Highest U.S.: 22%	20.5%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 22%
	New Gloucester and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	15.4%±4.2Highest U.S.: 17.2%	13.9%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2%
	New Gloucester and St. Albans 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 U.S.: 35.7%	31.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.3%±2.1Highest U.S.: 6.4%	2.7%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4%
	New Gloucester and St. Albans 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 35% above U.S.	$57,980±$7kLowest 28% below U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$357,100±$29kHighest 7% above U.S.	$263,400±$18kLowest 21% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,150±$249 19% below U.S.	$1,150±$78 19% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$3,417Lowest 10% above U.S.	$4,436Highest 42% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	24.7%±12Lowest U.S.: 51.1%	51.8%±11.8Highest U.S.: 51.1%
Below poverty line	4.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%	19.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	82.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2%	49%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1991Highest 11 yrs newer than U.S.	1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 minHighest about the U.S. average	23 minLowest 14% below U.S.
Work from home	14.2%±6.5Highest U.S.: 15.1%	12.1%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1%
	New Gloucester and St. Albans 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	#46 of 70 in VT
School district	RSU 15/MSAD 15	Maple Run Unified Union School District #57
High school in town	None in town	Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans)
Students per teacherat that high school	—	11.4
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U.S. 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.