Compare towns
Andover vs Gray vs Newry
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Andover has the most people working from home (23.2%).
Gray has the highest household income ($95k).
Newry has the oldest population (median age 61.1).
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 | Andover | Gray | Newry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 679 |
8,429Highest |
177Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
— |
| Median age | 51.8±3.9 16% above ME |
43.4±4.5Lowest 3% below ME |
61.1±5Highest 36% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 8.8%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.6%±12.2 ME: 18.1% |
| Gray and Newry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.1%±6.3 ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
42.4%±14.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Newry and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
37.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±2.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Newry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $49,922±$9kLowest 33% below ME |
$95,236±$8kHighest 27% above ME |
$67,000±$23k 10% below ME |
| Gray and Newry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $168,300±$22kLowest 43% below ME |
$363,700±$20kHighest 23% above ME |
$307,700±$69k 4% above ME |
| Gray and Newry 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 |
$1,125±$666Lowest about the ME average |
| Gray and Newry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,513Lowest 50% below ME |
$3,683Highest 21% above ME |
$2,438 20% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24 ME: 48.4% |
25%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Andover and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.5% ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 21% above ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 23.2%±15.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
11.8%±9.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Andover 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 | Andover 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 |
— |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.