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Readfield 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
Readfield has the most people working from home (24.3%).
New Gloucester has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.4%).
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 | Readfield | New Gloucester |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,651Lowest |
5,766Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.1±7.6Highest 7% above ME |
40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
| Readfield and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| New Gloucester and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 22.3%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.4%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Readfield and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
30.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $86,504±$8kLowest 16% above ME |
$108,797±$12kHighest 46% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $326,400±$20kLowest 10% above ME |
$357,100±$29kHighest 20% above ME |
| New Gloucester and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$844Lowest about the ME average |
$1,150±$249Highest about the ME average |
| New Gloucester and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,392Lowest 12% above ME |
$3,417Highest 13% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.3%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
24.7%±12Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Readfield and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 20% above ME |
27 minLowest 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 24.3%±14.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±6.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Readfield 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 | #20 of 133 in ME | #65 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 38 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 |
| High school in town | Maranacook Community High Sch | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.5 |
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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.