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Barton vs Gray vs Orleans
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Barton has the most people working from home (16.5%).
Gray has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.5%).
Orleans has the oldest housing (typical home built 1938).
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 | Barton | Gray | Orleans |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 730Lowest |
8,429Highest |
809 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40±5.5Lowest about the U.S. average |
43.4±4.5Highest 12% above U.S. |
41.7±5.8 7% above U.S. |
| Gray and Orleans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.1%±5.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
19%±4 U.S.: 22% |
17.9%±4.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Barton and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.2%±4.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.3%±4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.7%±3.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Barton and Orleans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
24.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.7%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Gray and Orleans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $40,833±$8kLowest 49% below U.S. |
$95,236±$8kHighest 18% above U.S. |
$57,159±$10k 29% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $146,900±$30kLowest 56% below U.S. |
$363,700±$20kHighest 9% above U.S. |
$156,300±$18k 53% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $761±$150Lowest 46% below U.S. |
$1,371±$89Highest about the U.S. average |
$810±$94 43% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,185 about the U.S. average |
$3,683Highest 18% above U.S. |
$3,019Lowest 3% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.8%±18.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.4%±24 U.S.: 51.1% |
27.3%±17.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Barton and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 25.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
64.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945 35 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 18% above U.S. |
29 minLowest 8% above U.S. |
31 minHighest 19% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 16.5%±10.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±3.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
8.3%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Barton 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 | #38 of 70 in VT | #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 |
U.S. 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.