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Addison vs Gray vs Beals
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Addison has the most affordable homes ($164k median).
Gray has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.5%).
Beals has the most people working from home (17.6%).
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 | Addison | Gray | Beals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,045 |
8,429Highest |
498Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.3% ME: +2.6% |
+6.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-12.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.2±3.9Highest 21% above ME |
43.4±4.5Lowest 3% below ME |
48±15.6 7% above ME |
| Addison and Beals are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.7%±4.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±6.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Gray and Beals are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.4%±3.4 ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
30.1%±5.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Beals and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
37.6% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
5.8%±5.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Beals and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $50,524±$8kLowest 32% below ME |
$95,236±$8kHighest 27% above ME |
$64,063±$14k 14% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $163,500±$28kLowest 45% below ME |
$363,700±$20kHighest 23% above ME |
$256,700±$45k 13% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $900±$807Lowest 21% below ME |
$1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
$907±$378 20% below ME |
| Gray and Beals are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,625Lowest 46% below ME |
$3,683Highest 21% above ME |
$2,580 15% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60%±47.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24 ME: 48.4% |
7.4%±71.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Addison and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 22.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
83.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 same as ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 11% above ME |
29 minHighest 16% above ME |
21 minLowest 17% below ME |
| Work from home | 8.9%±4.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
17.6%±10.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Beals 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 | — | #10 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 37/MSAD 37 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | Beals Public Schools |
| 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.