Compare towns
Alna vs Edgecomb vs Gray
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Alna has the most kids (32.9% under 18).
Edgecomb has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Gray has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.5%).
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 | Alna | Edgecomb | Gray |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 818Lowest |
1,251 |
8,429Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.1% ME: +2.6% |
-4.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.7±10.5Lowest 9% below ME |
41±8.8 8% below ME |
43.4±4.5Highest 3% below ME |
| Gray and Edgecomb are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 32.9%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.9%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±5.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
24.5%±7.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
| Edgecomb and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.3% ME: 36.2% |
39.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
8%±6.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
| Edgecomb and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $93,125±$16kLowest 25% above ME |
$108,750±$18kHighest 46% above ME |
$95,236±$8k 27% above ME |
| Edgecomb and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $367,400±$55kHighest 24% above ME |
$348,400±$36kLowest 17% above ME |
$363,700±$20k 23% above ME |
| Alna and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,088±$176Lowest 4% below ME |
— | $1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,667 21% above ME |
$3,577Lowest 18% above ME |
$3,683Highest 21% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.9%±70.4 ME: 48.4% |
21.1%±43.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Alna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
5.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.7% ME: 74.3% |
90.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 41% above ME |
22 minLowest 10% below ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
| Work from home | 16.4%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Alna and Edgecomb 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 | — | Edgecomb Public Schools | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.5 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.