Compare towns
Bradford vs Gray vs Ogunquit vs Peru
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Gray has the youngest population (median age 43.4).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Peru has the most affordable homes ($141k 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 | Bradford | Gray | Ogunquit | Peru |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,254Lowest |
8,429Highest |
1,379 |
1,501 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.7±8 11% above ME |
43.4±4.5Lowest 3% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
48±7.6 7% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±5.9 ME: 18.1% |
19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.8%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Peru and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 21.5%±1.9 ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.7%±3.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.8% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $82,955±$26k 11% above ME |
$95,236±$8k 27% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$66,827±$19kLowest 11% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $176,200±$15k 41% below ME |
$363,700±$20k 23% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$141,300±$38kLowest 52% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $742±$392 35% below ME |
$1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
— | $723±$16Lowest 37% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,315 24% below ME |
$3,683 21% above ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$1,799Lowest 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 87.5%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
21.7%±37.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Bradford and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 9% ME: 10.7% |
3.5% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.8% ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
90.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 39 minHighest 57% above ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
29 min 18% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.7%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.2%±4 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #10 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | — | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | — | RSU 56 |
| High school in town | — | Gray-New Gloucester High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.