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Beverly vs Gray vs New Gloucester
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Beverly has the most expensive homes ($650k median).
Gray has the oldest population (median age 43.4).
New Gloucester has the most kids (24.2% 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 | Beverly | Gray | New Gloucester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 42,665Highest |
8,429 |
5,766Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39±1.8Lowest about the U.S. average |
43.4±4.5Highest 12% above U.S. |
40.1±5.5 3% above U.S. |
| Gray and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.5%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19%±4 U.S.: 22% |
24.2%±5.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
| New Gloucester and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.4%±1.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.3%±4 U.S.: 17.2% |
15.4%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Beverly and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
30.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11.3%±0.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±2.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.3%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,044±$7k 31% above U.S. |
$95,236±$8kLowest 18% above U.S. |
$108,797±$12kHighest 35% above U.S. |
| New Gloucester and Beverly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $650,300±$13kHighest 95% above U.S. |
$363,700±$20k 9% above U.S. |
$357,100±$29kLowest 7% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,771±$106Highest 25% above U.S. |
$1,371±$89 about the U.S. average |
$1,150±$249Lowest 19% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,836Highest 119% above U.S. |
$3,683 18% above U.S. |
$3,417Lowest 10% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.5%±7.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
56.4%±24Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
24.7%±12Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Gray and Beverly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 60.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
82.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 24 yrs older than U.S. |
1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1991Highest 11 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 14% above U.S. |
29 min 8% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 22.3%±2.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.2%±6.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Beverly and New Gloucester 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 | #144 of 282 in MA | #10 of 133 in ME | #65 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Beverly | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 15/MSAD 15 |
| High school in town | Beverly High | Gray-New Gloucester High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Lowest |
12.5Highest |
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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.