Compare towns
Poland vs Brownfield 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
Poland has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.9%).
Brownfield has the most kids (26.7% under 18).
New Gloucester has the highest household income ($109k).
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 | Poland | Brownfield | New Gloucester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,954Highest |
1,830Lowest |
5,766 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 44.2±9.4Highest about the ME average |
39.9±6.8Lowest 11% below ME |
40.1±5.5 10% below ME |
| Poland and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±5.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
26.7%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
24.2%±5.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Brownfield and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.8%±4.3 ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±1.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.4%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Brownfield and Poland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
25.3% ME: 36.2% |
30.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.7%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Poland 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 | $85,557±$23k 14% above ME |
$60,889±$5kLowest 19% below ME |
$108,797±$12kHighest 46% above ME |
| New Gloucester and Poland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $283,600±$44kLowest 4% below ME |
$287,500±$36k 3% below ME |
$357,100±$29kHighest 20% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,198±$128 5% above ME |
$1,617±$554Highest 42% above ME |
$1,150±$249Lowest about the ME average |
| Brownfield and Poland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,774Lowest 9% below ME |
$2,976 about the ME average |
$3,417Highest 13% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.6%±30.7 ME: 48.4% |
61.8%±43.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
24.7%±12Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Brownfield and Poland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.1% ME: 10.7% |
4.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988 11 yrs newer than ME |
1987Lowest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% above ME |
44 minHighest 80% above ME |
27 minLowest 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 21.9%±10.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.5%±4.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±6.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Poland 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 | #81 of 133 in ME | — | #65 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 16 | RSU 72/MSAD 72 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 |
| High school in town | Poland Regional H S | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2 |
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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.