Compare towns
New Gloucester vs Windsor vs Chapman
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
New Gloucester has the most people working from home (14.2%).
Windsor has the most renters (48.4% rent).
Chapman has the most kids (27.6% under 18).
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 | Windsor | Chapman |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,766Highest |
2,060 |
388Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 40.1±5.5Lowest 3% above U.S. |
44.6±12.3 15% above U.S. |
45.7±11.4Highest 17% above U.S. |
| Chapman and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.2%±5.8 U.S.: 22% |
21.1%±8.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
27.6%±5.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Chapman and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.4%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
29.2%±8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
27.6%±3.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Windsor and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
40%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
22.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.2%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.2%±2.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Chapman 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 35% above U.S. |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below U.S. |
$93,125±$17k 15% above U.S. |
| New Gloucester and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $357,100±$29kHighest 7% above U.S. |
$170,300±$22kLowest 49% below U.S. |
$185,700±$22k 44% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,150±$249Highest 19% below U.S. |
$1,002±$107Lowest 29% below U.S. |
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| New Gloucester and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,417 10% above U.S. |
$4,878Highest 56% above U.S. |
$1,850Lowest 41% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.7%±12 U.S.: 51.1% |
31.4%±20Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windsor and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
51.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 11 yrs newer than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1982 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
22 minLowest 16% below U.S. |
23 min 12% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 14.2%±6.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.6%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
4.8%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| New Gloucester and Windsor 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 | #61 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.