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Blue Hill vs Gray vs Naples
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Blue Hill has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Gray has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.5%).
Naples has the most people working from home (26.7%).
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 | Blue Hill | Gray | Naples |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,813Lowest |
8,429Highest |
3,985 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.9% ME: +2.6% |
+6.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+1.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.6±8.2 8% above ME |
43.4±4.5Lowest 3% below ME |
49.8±6.8Highest 11% above ME |
| Naples and Blue Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.3%±7 ME: 18.1% |
19%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Gray and Blue Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.6%±10.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
23.3%±5.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Blue Hill and Naples are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.2% ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
37.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.7%±4.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Blue Hill and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,377±$17k 8% above ME |
$95,236±$8kHighest 27% above ME |
$78,188±$13kLowest 5% above ME |
| Gray and Blue Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $399,500±$82kHighest 35% above ME |
$363,700±$20k 23% above ME |
$340,100±$48kLowest 15% above ME |
| Blue Hill and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,038±$638Lowest 9% below ME |
$1,371±$89 20% above ME |
$1,941±$625Highest 70% above ME |
| Naples and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,907 4% below ME |
$3,683Highest 21% above ME |
$2,784Lowest 8% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 93.6%±27.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Lowest ME: 48.4% |
59.9%±40.1 ME: 48.4% |
| Blue Hill and Naples are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.7% ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.4% ME: 74.3% |
87.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1988 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 15% below ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
38 minHighest 56% above ME |
| Work from home | 21%±9.5 ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
26.7%±11.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Naples and Blue Hill 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 | #29 of 133 in ME | #10 of 133 in ME | #118 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Blue Hill Public Schools | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 61/MSAD 61 |
| High school in town | None in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | Lake Region High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5Highest |
11.7Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.