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New Gloucester vs Tremont

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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.4%).
Tremont has the most people working from home (20.9%).

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.

MeasureNew GloucesterTremont
People
Population
5,766Highest
1,508Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+2.4%Highest
ME: +2.6%
-1.2%Lowest
ME: +2.6%
Median age
40.1±5.5Lowest
10% below ME
45.6±8.5Highest
about the ME average
Tremont 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%
20.2%±4.9Lowest
ME: 18.1%
New Gloucester and Tremont 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%
21.4%±4.1Highest
ME: 22.4%
Tremont 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%
44.4%Highest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.3%±2.1Lowest
ME: 5.8%
4%±1.9Highest
ME: 5.8%
Tremont 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
$88,803±$8kLowest
19% above ME
New Gloucester and Tremont 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
$407,000±$32kHighest
37% above ME
Tremont 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
$1,217±$406Highest
7% above ME
Tremont 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
$2,822Lowest
7% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
24.7%±12Lowest
ME: 48.4%
32.1%±21.2Highest
ME: 48.4%
Tremont 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%
6.6%Highest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
82.9%Highest
ME: 74.3%
76.3%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1991Highest
14 yrs newer than ME
1986Lowest
9 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 minHighest
9% above ME
24 minLowest
4% below ME
Work from home
14.2%±6.5Lowest
ME: 15.9%
20.9%±6.7Highest
ME: 15.9%
Tremont 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 Tremont Public Schools
High school in town None 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.