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New Gloucester

A town of 5,766 people in Cumberland County, Maine
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Map of New Gloucester: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land18%5,313 of 30,391 acres
Trails33 mi0.7 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves31921 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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Town in Maine, United States
5,676Population
47.8 sq miArea
449 ftElevation

New Gloucester (glaw-sterr) is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. New Gloucester is included in the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England City and Town Area. It is home to the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, the last active Shaker village in the U.S. The town's population was 5,676 at the 2020 census. New Gloucester is part of Maine's Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area.

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ZIP code04260
Area code207
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$433K▲ 2.1% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical New Gloucester home is worth about $433,000, up 2.1% in a year, close to the Maine typical home.

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The public schools New Gloucester’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 78% of Maine’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

#65Best public schoolsof 133 in ME
DistrictRSU 15/MSAD 15Schools5

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within ME. Ratings are from neighbors.

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