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Smithfield 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
Smithfield has the most people working from home (22%).
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 | Smithfield | New Gloucester |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 856Lowest |
5,766Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -10.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 55.8±3.5Highest 25% above ME |
40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 10%±3.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 29.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.4%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
30.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| New Gloucester and Smithfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $107,917±$27kLowest 44% above ME |
$108,797±$12kHighest 46% above ME |
| New Gloucester and Smithfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $242,800±$15kLowest 18% below ME |
$357,100±$29kHighest 20% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,109±$358Lowest about the ME average |
$1,150±$249Highest about the ME average |
| New Gloucester and Smithfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,866Lowest 6% below ME |
$3,417Highest 13% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.9%±45.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
24.7%±12Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Smithfield and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 32% above ME |
27 minLowest 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 22%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±6.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Smithfield 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 | — | #65 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 15/MSAD 15 |
| High school in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.