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New Gloucester vs Waterboro
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 people working from home (14.2%).
Waterboro has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.2%).
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 | Waterboro |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,766Lowest |
8,055Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
42±3.1Highest 6% below ME |
| Waterboro 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% |
22.5%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| New Gloucester and Waterboro 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% |
14.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| New Gloucester and Waterboro 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% |
24.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.7%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Waterboro 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 |
$89,392±$16kLowest 20% above ME |
| New Gloucester and Waterboro 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 |
$297,000±$23kLowest about the ME average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,150±$249Lowest about the ME average |
$1,200±$461Highest 5% above ME |
| Waterboro 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 |
$2,772Lowest 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.7%±12Lowest ME: 48.4% |
50.2%±12.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 4.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.1%Highest 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 minLowest 9% above ME |
35 minHighest 42% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.2%±6.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
10%±3.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| New Gloucester and Waterboro 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 | #80 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 | RSU 57/MSAD 57 |
| High school in town | None in town | Massabesic High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.5 |
| 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.