Compare towns
New Gloucester vs Windham vs North 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 most kids (24.2% under 18).
Windham has the most people working from home (19%).
North Berwick has the most expensive homes ($429k 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 | Windham | North Berwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,766 |
19,188Highest |
5,129Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4% ME: +2.6% |
+8.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
41.8±1.8Highest 7% below ME |
41.6±4.7 7% below ME |
| Windham and North Berwick 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% |
19.2%±2.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.2%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
| New Gloucester and North 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% |
15.9%±2.1 ME: 22.4% |
20.9%±5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| North Berwick and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.7% ME: 36.2% |
44.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
29%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
4.7%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| North Berwick and Windham 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 |
$107,934±$14k 44% above ME |
$101,875±$16kLowest 36% above ME |
| New Gloucester and Windham 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 |
$388,900±$22k 31% above ME |
$428,500±$33kHighest 44% above ME |
| North Berwick and Windham 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 |
$1,232±$332Highest 8% above ME |
$1,105±$116Lowest about the ME average |
| Windham and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,417Lowest 13% above ME |
$3,938Highest 30% above ME |
$3,735 23% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.7%±12Lowest ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7 ME: 48.4% |
66.2%±28.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| North Berwick and Windham 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% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
4.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.6% ME: 74.3% |
88.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 9% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.2%±6.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
15%±5.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Windham and North 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 | #95 of 133 in ME | #82 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 | RSU 14 | RSU 60/MSAD 60 |
| High school in town | None in town | Windham High School | Noble High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.1Highest |
12.0Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.