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Bridgewater vs Gray vs Hampton Beach
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Gray has the most kids (19% under 18).
Hampton Beach has the most people working from home (26.9%).
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 | Bridgewater | Gray | Hampton Beach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,169Lowest |
8,429Highest |
2,605 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+14.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 58.3±6.3 50% above U.S. |
43.4±4.5Lowest 12% above U.S. |
60.4±2.4Highest 55% above U.S. |
| Hampton Beach and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.8%±3.5 U.S.: 22% |
19%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
3.1%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 33.1%±1.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.3%±4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
33.7%±4.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Hampton Beach and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
34% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.6%±0.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $82,361±$9kLowest about the U.S. average |
$95,236±$8kHighest 18% above U.S. |
$82,557±$17k about the U.S. average |
| Gray and Hampton Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $398,600±$65k 20% above U.S. |
$363,700±$20kLowest 9% above U.S. |
$508,900±$76kHighest 53% above U.S. |
| Hampton Beach and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$201Lowest 20% below U.S. |
$1,371±$89 about the U.S. average |
$1,375±$130Highest about the U.S. average |
| Hampton Beach and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,823Lowest 9% below U.S. |
$3,683 18% above U.S. |
$6,115Highest 96% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.1%±13.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.4%±24 U.S.: 51.1% |
61.7%±20.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Hampton Beach and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
82.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
62.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 14% above U.S. |
29 min 8% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 4% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 8%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±3.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
26.9%±6.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #10 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Newfound Area School District | 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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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.