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Winthrop vs New Gloucester vs Manchester
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Winthrop has the most people working from home (23.1%).
New Gloucester has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.4%).
Manchester has the shortest commute (20 min average).
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 | Winthrop | New Gloucester | Manchester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,191Highest |
5,766 |
2,424Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.5% ME: +2.6% |
+2.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-4.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.6±5.3 about the ME average |
40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
46.9±4.6Highest 5% above ME |
| Manchester and Winthrop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.9%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
24.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| New Gloucester and Winthrop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.4%±5Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.4%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.6%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Winthrop and Manchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40% ME: 36.2% |
30.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
47.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±2.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Winthrop 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 | $86,470±$4kLowest 16% above ME |
$108,797±$12kHighest 46% above ME |
$92,031±$16k 23% above ME |
| New Gloucester and Manchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $294,800±$41kLowest about the ME average |
$357,100±$29kHighest 20% above ME |
$299,600±$40k about the ME average |
| New Gloucester and Manchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $892±$319Lowest 22% below ME |
$1,150±$249Highest about the ME average |
$993±$116 13% below ME |
| New Gloucester and Manchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,506Highest 15% above ME |
$3,417Lowest 13% above ME |
$3,486 15% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.8%±22.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
24.7%±12Lowest ME: 48.4% |
30.9%±18.6 ME: 48.4% |
| Winthrop and Manchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
4.5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
85% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 41% above ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
20 minLowest 19% below ME |
| Work from home | 23.1%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±6.5 ME: 15.9% |
11.9%±5.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Winthrop 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 | #12 of 133 in ME | #65 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Winthrop Public Schools | RSU 15/MSAD 15 | RSU 38 |
| High school in town | Winthrop High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.7 |
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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.