Compare towns
Waldo vs New Gloucester vs Industry
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Waldo has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.3%).
New Gloucester has the most expensive homes ($357k median).
Industry has the most homeowners (86%).
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 | Waldo | New Gloucester | Industry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 926Lowest |
5,766Highest |
988 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.4% ME: +2.6% |
-15.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.5±9.6Lowest 16% below ME |
40.1±5.5 10% below ME |
40.6±10.7Highest 9% below ME |
| Industry and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.2%±4.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.2%±5.8 ME: 18.1% |
24.4%±6.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Industry and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 12.2%±1.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
15.4%±4.2 ME: 22.4% |
22.3%±6.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Industry 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+ | 36.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
30.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
| New Gloucester and Industry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,458±$21k 4% below ME |
$108,797±$12kHighest 46% above ME |
$63,056±$19kLowest 16% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $208,000±$41k 30% below ME |
$357,100±$29kHighest 20% above ME |
$205,600±$31kLowest 31% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,150±$691Highest about the ME average |
$1,150±$249Highest about the ME average |
$1,049±$137Lowest 8% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,623Lowest 47% below ME |
$3,417Highest 13% above ME |
$1,793 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 74.1%±36.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
24.7%±12Lowest ME: 48.4% |
65.9%±38.2 ME: 48.4% |
| Waldo and Industry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6% ME: 74.3% |
82.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
86%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988 11 yrs newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 20% below ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
41 minHighest 67% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.6%±4.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±6.5 ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±4.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Waldo 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 | Waldo-Region 7 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.