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Old Orchard Beach 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
Old Orchard Beach has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.9%).
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 | Old Orchard Beach | New Gloucester |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 9,244Highest |
5,766Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 58±3.5Highest 29% above ME |
40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 6.5%±2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 33.5%±4.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.4%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
30.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Old Orchard Beach 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 | $60,050±$11kLowest 20% below ME |
$108,797±$12kHighest 46% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $366,600±$38kHighest 24% above ME |
$357,100±$29kLowest 20% above ME |
| Old Orchard Beach and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,246±$182Highest 9% above ME |
$1,150±$249Lowest about the ME average |
| Old Orchard Beach and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,426Highest 13% above ME |
$3,417Lowest 13% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.7%±15Highest ME: 48.4% |
24.7%±12Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Old Orchard Beach and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 14.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 11% below ME |
27 minHighest 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 15%±4.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±6.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Old Orchard Beach 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 | #67 of 133 in ME | #65 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 23 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 |
| High school in town | Old Orchard Beach High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.6 |
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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.