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Anson vs Embden vs Gray
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 ($118k median).
Embden has the most people working from home (18.7%).
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 | Anson | Embden | Gray |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,331 |
995Lowest |
8,429Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-3.9% ME: +2.6% |
+6.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.7±6.2 4% above ME |
60.6±5.1Highest 35% above ME |
43.4±4.5Lowest 3% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 22.1%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.2%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
| Anson and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.3%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
34.6%±9.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 11.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
16.2% ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2.7 ME: 5.8% |
0.4%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Anson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $52,474±$21kLowest 30% below ME |
$56,875±$23k 24% below ME |
$95,236±$8kHighest 27% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $117,800±$14kLowest 60% below ME |
$173,400±$59k 42% below ME |
$363,700±$20kHighest 23% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $928±$62Lowest 19% below ME |
— | $1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,572Lowest 48% below ME |
$1,804 41% below ME |
$3,683Highest 21% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.6%±23.9 ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Anson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.8% ME: 10.7% |
12.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
96.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 5 yrs older than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 32% above ME |
33 minHighest 34% above ME |
29 minLowest 16% above ME |
| Work from home | 3%±2.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.7%±7.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Embden 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 74/MSAD 74 | — | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences |
| High school in town | Carrabec High School | — | Gray-New Gloucester High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6Lowest |
— | 12.5Highest |
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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.