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New Gloucester vs Unity
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 highest household income ($109k).
Unity has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.2%).
Unity is a college town. 30% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Unity |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,766Highest |
1,858Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±5.5Highest 10% below ME |
27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 24.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
14%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 15.4%±4.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
11.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| New Gloucester and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $108,797±$12kHighest 46% above ME |
$62,857±$6kLowest 16% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $357,100±$29kHighest 20% above ME |
$206,900±$28kLowest 30% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,150±$249Highest about the ME average |
$873±$73Lowest 23% below ME |
| New Gloucester and Unity 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 |
$2,510Lowest 17% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.7%±12Lowest ME: 48.4% |
44.8%±13Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Unity 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% |
17.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 9% above ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
| Work from home | 14.2%±6.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Unity 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 03/MSAD 03 · Ecology Learning Center |
| High school in town | None in town | Ecology Learning Ctr |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.4 |
| 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.