Compare towns
Avon vs Gray vs Windham vs Temple
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Avon has the most affordable homes ($142k median).
Windham has the most people working from home (19%).
Temple has the most kids (32.8% under 18).
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 | Avon | Gray | Windham | Temple |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 359Lowest |
8,429 |
19,188Highest |
824 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +6.5% ME: +2.6% |
+8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.1±5.1Highest 5% above ME |
43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
41.8±1.8 7% below ME |
34±14Lowest 24% below ME |
| Avon and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 21.7%±6.8 ME: 18.1% |
19%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7 ME: 18.1% |
32.8%±7.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Temple and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 20.1%±4.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1 ME: 22.4% |
15%±6.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Avon and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.4% ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
44.2% ME: 36.2% |
13.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±4.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $63,125±$32k 16% below ME |
$95,236±$8k 27% above ME |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
$56,087±$2kLowest 25% below ME |
| Windham and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $141,700±$42kLowest 52% below ME |
$363,700±$20k 23% above ME |
$388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
$210,200±$79k 29% below ME |
| Windham and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $465±$30Lowest 59% below ME |
$1,371±$89 20% above ME |
$1,232±$332 8% above ME |
$1,458±$565Highest 28% above ME |
| Temple and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,469Lowest 52% below ME |
$3,683 21% above ME |
$3,938Highest 30% above ME |
$2,367 22% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 90%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24 ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
73.3%±70.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Avon and Temple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 10.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.5% ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.4% ME: 74.3% |
84.6% ME: 74.3% |
92.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1966Lowest 11 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 42 minHighest 71% above ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
34 min 37% above ME |
| Work from home | 9.2%±8.1 ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.5%±8.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Windham 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 | #95 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 14 | — |
| High school in town | — | Gray-New Gloucester High School | Windham High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5Highest |
12.1Lowest |
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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.