Compare towns
North Berwick vs Augusta vs New Gloucester
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
North Berwick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.8%).
Augusta has the most affordable homes ($201k median).
New Gloucester has the most kids (24.2% 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 | North Berwick | Augusta | New Gloucester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,129Lowest |
19,077Highest |
5,766 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.6±4.7 7% below ME |
42.5±2.4Highest 5% below ME |
40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
| Augusta and North Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.2%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
18.9%±2.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.2%±5.8Highest 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+ | 20.9%±5 ME: 22.4% |
21.5%±2.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.4%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Augusta and North Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29% ME: 36.2% |
28.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
30.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.6%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| North Berwick and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,875±$16k 36% above ME |
$47,979±$3kLowest 36% below ME |
$108,797±$12kHighest 46% above ME |
| New Gloucester and North Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $428,500±$33kHighest 44% above ME |
$201,000±$18kLowest 32% below ME |
$357,100±$29k 20% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,105±$116 about the ME average |
$919±$79Lowest 19% below ME |
$1,150±$249Highest about the ME average |
| New Gloucester and North Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,735Highest 23% above ME |
$2,465Lowest 19% below ME |
$3,417 13% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.2%±28.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
49.2%±8.3 ME: 48.4% |
24.7%±12Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| North Berwick and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.4% ME: 10.7% |
18.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
53.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 27% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 15%±5.8 ME: 15.9% |
15.1%±3.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±6.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Augusta 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 | #82 of 133 in ME | #119 of 133 in ME | #65 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 60/MSAD 60 | Augusta Public Schools · Maine Arts Academy | RSU 15/MSAD 15 |
| High school in town | Noble High School | Cony | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.0Lowest |
17.9Highest |
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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.