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Abington vs Gray vs Bellingham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Abington has the most expensive homes ($540k median).
Gray has the most affordable homes ($364k median).
Bellingham has the most people working from home (18.3%).
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 | Abington | Gray | Bellingham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,053 |
8,429Lowest |
17,410Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.1±1.8 about the U.S. average |
43.4±4.5Highest 12% above U.S. |
38.2±1.5Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Gray and Abington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±3.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
19%±4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.1%±3.4 U.S.: 22% |
| Abington and Bellingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13.1%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.3%±4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
14.9%±2.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Gray and Bellingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
40.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.2%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Gray and Abington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $125,400±$12kHighest 55% above U.S. |
$95,236±$8kLowest 18% above U.S. |
$125,307±$10k 55% above U.S. |
| Abington and Bellingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $539,600±$34kHighest 62% above U.S. |
$363,700±$20kLowest 9% above U.S. |
$450,700±$13k 35% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,724±$250 22% above U.S. |
$1,371±$89Lowest about the U.S. average |
$1,836±$196Highest 30% above U.S. |
| Bellingham and Abington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,045Highest 126% above U.S. |
$3,683Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$5,030 61% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.7%±11Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.4%±24 U.S.: 51.1% |
62.8%±16.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Bellingham and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
78.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 10 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1973 7 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 26% above U.S. |
29 minLowest 8% above U.S. |
36 minHighest 37% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 15.1%±2.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.3%±2.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Bellingham and Abington 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 | #143 of 282 in MA | #10 of 133 in ME | #232 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Abington | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | Bellingham |
| High school in town | Abington High | Gray-New Gloucester High School | Bellingham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3Lowest |
12.5Highest |
12.4 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.