Compare towns
Bradley vs Gray vs Ogunquit vs Kenduskeag
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bradley has the shortest commute (23 min average).
Gray has the most renters (17.6% rent).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Kenduskeag has the most affordable homes ($178k 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 | Bradley | Gray | Ogunquit | Kenduskeag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,645 |
8,429Highest |
1,379 |
1,333Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.7% ME: +2.6% |
+6.5% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.6±9.7Lowest 5% below ME |
43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
43.9±5.8 about the ME average |
| Kids under 18 | 21.9%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20%±4.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Bradley and Kenduskeag are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±2.4 ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.6%±1.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.7% ME: 36.2% |
44.8% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
17.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
4.7%±2.5 ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Kenduskeag are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $76,667±$28kLowest about the ME average |
$95,236±$8k 27% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$79,792±$14k 7% above 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 | $201,800±$37k 32% below ME |
$363,700±$20k 23% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$177,900±$37kLowest 40% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,088±$325 4% below ME |
$1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
— | $1,033±$287Lowest 9% below ME |
| Gray and Bradley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,946Lowest 36% below ME |
$3,683 21% above ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$2,059 32% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.3%±22.5 ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
27.2%±35.1 ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Bradley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 4.6% ME: 10.7% |
3.5% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
15.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6% ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 7% below ME |
29 minHighest 16% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.1%±7.9 ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.6%±6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #10 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | RSU 34 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | — | — |
| High school in town | None 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 | 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.