What is the median rent in New Gloucester, ME?

Name: Median rent in New Gloucester, ME, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in New Gloucester, ME is $1,150 (±$249) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 356 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In New Gloucester, the median gross rent went from $1,110 in 2015–2019 to $1,150 in 2020–2024 (+3.6%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,150 (±$249)
Rented homes: 356 (±190)
$2,000 or more: 10.1%
Since 2015–2019: +3.6%

How much rent costs in New Gloucester

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	New Gloucester	Cumberland County	Maine	United States
Less than $500	20.5% (±26.3 points)	8.0%	12.2%	6.3%
$500 to $999	5.3% (±8.2 points)	10.7%	27.4%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	40.2% (±36.3 points)	26.5%	31.6%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	23.9% (±26.5 points)	27.4%	16.4%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	3.9% (±6.8 points)	15.7%	7.1%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±7.4 points)	6.4%	2.9%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	6.2% (±7.2 points)	5.5%	2.3%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 40.2% of renting households.

10.1% of rented homes in New Gloucester cost $2,000 or more a month.

New Gloucester against Cumberland County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	New Gloucester	Cumberland County	Maine	United States
Median gross rent	$1,150 (±$249)	$1,589 (±$36)	$1,139 (±$13)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	356 (±190)	38,373 (±1,293)	142,202 (±2,328)	42,849,984

In New Gloucester, median gross rent is lower than in Cumberland County ($1,589).

It is not measurably different from Maine ($1,139).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

In Cumberland County, New Gloucester ranks 22 of 26 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 113 of 355.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in New Gloucester has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$1,110 (±$157)	$1,150 (±$249)	+3.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	16.7% (±5.9 points)	17.1% (±8.4 points)	+0.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	0.0% (±7.0 points)	0.0% (±7.4 points)	0.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near New Gloucester

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with New Gloucester
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
New Gloucester	—	$1,150 (±$249)	—
Gray	5.1 mi	$1,371 (±$89)	Not measurably different
Pownal	6.8 mi	$981 (±$636)	Not measurably different
Poland	7.9 mi	$1,198 (±$128)	Not measurably different
North Yarmouth	8.2 mi	$1,708 (±$641)	Not measurably different
Raymond	9.0 mi	$965 (±$397)	Not measurably different
Auburn	9.1 mi	$1,041 (±$74)	Not measurably different
Lisbon (community)	11 mi	$805 (±$259)	Not measurably different
Casco	11 mi	$1,395 (±$184)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Cumberland County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
16	Casco	$1,395 (±$184)
17	Westbrook	$1,392 (±$74)
18	Gray	$1,371 (±$89)
19	Harpswell	$1,348 (±$53)
20	Windham	$1,232 (±$332)
21	Bridgton	$1,188 (±$218)
22	New Gloucester	$1,150 (±$249)
23	Standish	$983 (±$453)
24	Pownal	$981 (±$636)
25	Raymond	$965 (±$397)
26	Harrison	$885 (±$193)

Showing 11 of 26 places in Cumberland County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about New Gloucester

What is the average rent in New Gloucester, ME?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in New Gloucester is $1,150 (±$249) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in New Gloucester?

In New Gloucester, the median gross rent went from $1,110 in 2015–2019 to $1,150 in 2020–2024 (+3.6%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

How many rentals in New Gloucester cost more than $2,000 a month?

10.1% of rented homes in New Gloucester have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 20.5% cost less than $500.

Is rent in New Gloucester higher than in Cumberland County?

In New Gloucester, median gross rent is lower than in Cumberland County ($1,589).

It is not measurably different from Maine ($1,139).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for New Gloucester town, Cumberland County, Maine (county subdivision:48820, in state:23 county:005).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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