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New Gloucester vs Waldo
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).
Waldo has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.3%).
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 | Waldo |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,766Highest |
926Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+4.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±5.5Highest 10% below ME |
37.5±9.6Lowest 16% below ME |
| New Gloucester and Waldo 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%±4.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| New Gloucester and Waldo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 15.4%±4.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
12.2%±1.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| New Gloucester and Waldo 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% |
36.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| New Gloucester and Waldo 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 |
$71,458±$21kLowest 4% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $357,100±$29kHighest 20% above ME |
$208,000±$41kLowest 30% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,150±$249 about the ME average |
$1,150±$691 about the ME average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,417Highest 13% above ME |
$1,623Lowest 47% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.7%±12Lowest ME: 48.4% |
74.1%±36.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 4.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1988Lowest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 9% above ME |
20 minLowest 20% below ME |
| Work from home | 14.2%±6.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.6%±4.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Waldo 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 | Waldo-Region 7 |
| 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.