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New Gloucester vs Standish vs Union
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 shortest commute (27 min average).
Standish has the most homeowners (91.2%).
Union has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.5%).
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 | Standish | Union |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,766 |
10,662Highest |
2,663Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.7% ME: +2.6% |
+5.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
40.5±2.8 10% below ME |
41.6±5.3Highest 7% below ME |
| Union and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.2%±5.8 ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.9%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Union and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.4%±4.2 ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±2.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±3.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Union 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% |
36%Highest ME: 36.2% |
34.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
11.6%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,797±$12kHighest 46% above ME |
$104,593±$15k 40% above ME |
$80,724±$9kLowest 8% above ME |
| New Gloucester and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $357,100±$29kHighest 20% above ME |
$336,000±$18k 13% above ME |
$267,600±$42kLowest 10% below ME |
| New Gloucester and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,150±$249 about the ME average |
$983±$453Lowest 14% below ME |
$1,179±$452Highest 4% above ME |
| Union and New Gloucester 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 |
$3,005Lowest about the ME average |
$3,276 8% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.7%±12 ME: 48.4% |
57.4%±22.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
24.6%±19.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Standish 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% |
7.3% ME: 10.7% |
10.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
85.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 9% above ME |
29 minHighest 20% above ME |
29 minHighest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.2%±6.5 ME: 15.9% |
13.6%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.9%±5.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Union 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 | #18 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | RSU 40/MSAD 40 |
| High school in town | None in town | Bonny Eagle High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5 |
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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.