Shaker Village · Photo: Jamie Ribisi-Braley · CC BY-SA 3.0In New Gloucester, 87% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Maine
New Gloucester’s town government spent $4.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $743 per resident.
What stands out about how New Gloucester is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
School Administrative District 15
New Gloucester’s K–12 school district, shared with Gray. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $17,848 per pupil, $10,195 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Maine districts overall: 52% local, 40% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $743 per resident a year, or $2.04 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 23%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$776 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar towns
New Gloucester’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($776 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 67 Maine towns and townships of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $834, and the middle half spent $606–$1,102. New Gloucester spent less than 57% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($269,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Maine towns and townships of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; New Gloucester itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is down 6% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years New Gloucester reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $776 · 2023: $862 · 2024: $743.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $3,417 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.96% of the home’s value, vs 1.02% across Maine.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at New Gloucester’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to New Gloucester’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in New Gloucester →
Who’s in charge in New Gloucester
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
New Gloucester’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on newgloucester.com ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 304 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (5,774).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
How New Gloucester voted in 2024
Official results for New Gloucester’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican51.5%1,932 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat46.4%1,741 votesOthers: 2.1% (77 votes).
Most votes in New Gloucester: Donald J Trump
Maine: Harris 52.4%, Trump 45.5%
of New Gloucester’s 4,331 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Maine: 75%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in New Gloucester: Angus S King Jr
Maine: Jr 52.1%, Kouzounas 34.6%
President, 2024: New Gloucester, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Gloucester | 51.5% | 46.4% | 2.1% | 3,750 |
| Maine | 45.5% | 52.4% | 2.1% | 831,375 |
Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for New Gloucester.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: newgloucester.com ↗
- 2Maine HouseState representatives
- 3Maine SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Maine
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How New Gloucester compares with the towns next door
New Gloucester spent $776 per resident in 2022; the 4 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $737 to $1,305. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach New Gloucester’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about New Gloucester’s government
How much does New Gloucester spend per resident?
About $743 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $776 was less than 57% of 67 Maine towns and townships of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in New Gloucester?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,417 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.96% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.02% across Maine. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see newgloucester.com.
Who runs New Gloucester’s government?
See newgloucester.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for New Gloucester yet.
How did New Gloucester vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 51.5%, Kamala D Harris 46.4% (3,750 votes, official results). . Maine: Harris 52.4%, Trump 45.5%.
How many people work for New Gloucester?
19 full-time and 31 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $122,308 (about $1.5M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents New Gloucester in the state legislature?
State Senate District 20 (Bruce Bickford) and State House District 104 (Amy Arata). The House district also covers parts of 1 neighboring town. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about New Gloucester’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →