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Bath vs Gray vs Hollis
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bath has the most renters (35.7% rent).
Gray has the youngest population (median age 43.4).
Hollis has the most expensive homes ($676k median).
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 | Bath | Gray | Hollis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,815Highest |
8,429Lowest |
8,603 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.4±3 17% above U.S. |
43.4±4.5Lowest 12% above U.S. |
49.4±5Highest 27% above U.S. |
| Hollis and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19%±4 U.S.: 22% |
21%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Hollis and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±4.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.3%±4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.3%±4.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bath and Hollis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
57.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±2.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.6%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bath and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,390±$12kLowest 14% below U.S. |
$95,236±$8k 18% above U.S. |
$168,883±$22kHighest 109% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $310,900±$30kLowest 7% below U.S. |
$363,700±$20k 9% above U.S. |
$675,900±$48kHighest 103% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116Lowest 26% below U.S. |
$1,371±$89 about the U.S. average |
$1,598±$302Highest 13% above U.S. |
| Hollis and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847 23% above U.S. |
$3,683Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
56.4%±24Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.3%±19.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Gray and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
1.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
91.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 9% below U.S. |
29 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
27 min 3% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6 U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
29%±6.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Hollis and Bath 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 | #31 of 133 in ME | #10 of 133 in ME | #8 of 120 in NH |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | Hollis School District · Hollis-Brookline Cooperative School District |
| High school in town | Morse High School | Gray-New Gloucester High School | Hollis-Brookline High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8Highest |
12.5 |
11.8Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.