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New Gloucester vs Turner
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%).
Turner has the most affordable homes ($285k median).
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 | Turner |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,766Lowest |
5,891Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+1.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
47.6±4.3Highest 6% above ME |
| Turner 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% |
16.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| New Gloucester and Turner 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% |
27.2%±6.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.6%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Turner 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 |
$100,036±$28kLowest 34% above ME |
| New Gloucester and Turner 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 |
$284,900±$50kLowest 4% below ME |
| New Gloucester and Turner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,150±$249Highest about the ME average |
$584±$490Lowest 49% below ME |
| New Gloucester and Turner 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 |
$2,294Lowest 24% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.7%±12Lowest ME: 48.4% |
41.9%±64.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Turner 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%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 9% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 14.2%±6.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.7%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| New Gloucester and Turner 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 | #33 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 | RSU 52/MSAD 52 |
| High school in town | None in town | Leavitt Area High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.6 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | None yet | 12 photos → |
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.