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New Gloucester vs Sumner
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 expensive homes ($357k median).
Sumner has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.9%).
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 | Sumner |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,766Highest |
845Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+5.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
56.1±8.4Highest 25% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 24.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±6.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| New Gloucester and Sumner 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% |
29.7%±5.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.4%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| New Gloucester and Sumner 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 |
$57,750±$19kLowest 23% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $357,100±$29kHighest 20% above ME |
$150,000±$73kLowest 49% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,150±$249 about the ME average |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,417Highest 13% above ME |
$2,167Lowest 29% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.7%±12Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Sumner 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% |
5.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 9% above ME |
42 minHighest 72% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.2%±6.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Sumner 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 | — |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 | RSU 10 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.