Compare towns
New Gloucester vs Wayne vs Gray vs Berwick
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).
Wayne has the most people working from home (26.2%).
Gray has the most renters (17.6% rent).
Berwick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.7%).
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 | Wayne | Gray | Berwick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 5,766 |
1,101Lowest |
8,429Highest |
8,175 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4% ME: +2.6% |
-5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5% ME: +2.6% |
+9.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
55.6±5.3Highest 24% above ME |
43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
40.7±2.9 9% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 24.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.4%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
22.7%±4.4 ME: 18.1% |
| New Gloucester and Berwick 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% |
29.2%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
17.2%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
48.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
44.8% ME: 36.2% |
35% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
6.5%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
| Wayne and Gray 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 |
$93,194±$26kLowest 25% above ME |
$95,236±$8k 27% above ME |
$94,771±$24k 27% above ME |
| New Gloucester and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $357,100±$29kLowest 20% above ME |
$362,800±$29k 22% above ME |
$363,700±$20k 23% above ME |
$369,100±$19kHighest 24% above ME |
| Berwick and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,150±$249 about the ME average |
$983±$554Lowest 14% below ME |
$1,371±$89 20% above ME |
$1,452±$430Highest 27% above ME |
| Berwick and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,417 13% above ME |
$3,289Lowest 8% above ME |
$3,683 21% above ME |
$4,436Highest 46% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.7%±12Lowest ME: 48.4% |
25%±52.1 ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
50.6%±46 ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 4.3% ME: 10.7% |
7.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
4.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9% ME: 74.3% |
89.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1989 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 9% above ME |
30 minHighest 24% above ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
30 min 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.2%±6.5 ME: 15.9% |
26.2%±11.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
20.2%±7.6 ME: 15.9% |
| Wayne and Berwick 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 | — | #10 of 133 in ME | #101 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 | RSU 38 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 60/MSAD 60 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.5 |
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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.