Compare towns
Anson vs Gray vs Lagrange
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Anson has the most affordable homes ($100k median).
Gray has the most expensive homes ($364k median).
Lagrange has the oldest population (median age 45.9).
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 | Anson | Gray | Lagrange |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 680Lowest |
8,429Highest |
709 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.6% ME: +2.6% |
+6.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-10.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.3±15.2Lowest 3% below ME |
43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
45.9±13.8Highest about the ME average |
| Lagrange and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 26.2%±5Highest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.7%±11.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Anson and Lagrange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 8.2%±5.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.2%±6.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Gray and Lagrange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 5.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Lagrange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $87,770±$61k 17% above ME |
$95,236±$8kHighest 27% above ME |
$58,417±$14kLowest 22% below ME |
| Gray and Anson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $100,400±$28kLowest 66% below ME |
$363,700±$20kHighest 23% above ME |
$126,000±$33k 58% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $914±$247 20% below ME |
$1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
$831±$151Lowest 27% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,207 60% below ME |
$3,683Highest 21% above ME |
$869Lowest 71% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.8%±37.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24 ME: 48.4% |
66.7%±56.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Lagrange and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.7% ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
18.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 60.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
72.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1950Lowest 27 yrs older than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 26% above ME |
29 minLowest 16% above ME |
36 minHighest 45% above ME |
| Work from home | 0%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.1%±4.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Gray and Lagrange 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 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | — |
| High school 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.