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New Gloucester vs Waterville
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%).
Waterville has the most affordable homes ($185k 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 | Waterville |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,766Lowest |
17,077Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±5.5Highest 10% below ME |
35.5±2.5Lowest 21% below ME |
| New Gloucester and Waterville 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% |
14.4%±2.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 15.4%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±2.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Waterville 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% |
30.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
18.1%±1.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $108,797±$12kHighest 46% above ME |
$53,580±$4kLowest 28% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $357,100±$29kHighest 20% above ME |
$184,600±$21kLowest 38% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,150±$249Highest about the ME average |
$978±$72Lowest 14% below ME |
| New Gloucester and Waterville 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 |
$2,755Lowest 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.7%±12Lowest ME: 48.4% |
50.5%±8.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 4.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
20.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
48.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 9% above ME |
18 minLowest 27% below ME |
| Work from home | 14.2%±6.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
16.6%±5.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Waterville 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 | #105 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 | Waterville Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | Waterville Senior High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8 |
| 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.