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Acton vs Gray vs Limington
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Acton has the most people working from home (18.2%).
Gray has the most kids (19% under 18).
Limington has the most affordable homes ($296k median).
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 | Acton | Gray | Limington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,721Lowest |
8,429Highest |
4,017 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5% ME: +2.6% |
+4.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.9±4.2Highest 18% above ME |
43.4±4.5Lowest 3% below ME |
50±4.5 12% above ME |
| Acton and Limington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.1%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Gray and Limington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.2%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.1%±5.7 ME: 22.4% |
| Acton and Limington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.2% ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Acton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $78,750±$15kLowest 5% above ME |
$95,236±$8kHighest 27% above ME |
$84,675±$11k 13% above ME |
| Gray and Limington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $334,300±$34k 13% above ME |
$363,700±$20kHighest 23% above ME |
$295,600±$33kLowest about the ME average |
| Gray and Acton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
$1,185±$121Lowest 4% above ME |
| Gray and Limington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,680Lowest 12% below ME |
$3,683Highest 21% above ME |
$2,852 6% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24 ME: 48.4% |
46.2%±23.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Acton and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.5% ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 40 minHighest 64% above ME |
29 minLowest 16% above ME |
35 min 40% above ME |
| Work from home | 18.2%±8.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
12.1%±6.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Acton and Gray 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 | #43 of 133 in ME | #10 of 133 in ME | #70 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Acton Public Schools | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 06/MSAD 06 |
| High school in town | None in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5 |
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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.