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Sullivan 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
Sullivan has the most affordable homes ($222k median).
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 | Sullivan | New Gloucester |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,246Lowest |
5,766Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.1±15Highest 5% above ME |
40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
| Sullivan and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 18%±5.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| New Gloucester and Sullivan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 22.5%±2.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.4%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Sullivan 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+ | 26%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
30.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±4Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Sullivan 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 | $59,643±$14kLowest 20% below ME |
$108,797±$12kHighest 46% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $222,000±$33kLowest 25% below ME |
$357,100±$29kHighest 20% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $883±$114Lowest 22% below ME |
$1,150±$249Highest about the ME average |
| New Gloucester and Sullivan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,228Lowest 27% below ME |
$3,417Highest 13% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.9%±23.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
24.7%±12Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Sullivan and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 13.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 7% above ME |
27 minHighest 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.6%±7.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±6.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
| New Gloucester and Sullivan 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 24 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 |
| High school in town | Sumner Memorial High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.5 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.