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Bridport vs Cornwall vs Gray
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bridport has the most renters (17.9% rent).
Cornwall has the most people working from home (24.4%).
Gray has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.5%).
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 | Bridport | Cornwall | Gray |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,235 |
1,208Lowest |
8,429Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.5±7.3 27% above U.S. |
50.4±4.6Highest 30% above U.S. |
43.4±4.5Lowest 12% above U.S. |
| Cornwall and Bridport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.7%±3 U.S.: 22% |
19%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Gray and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.3%±3.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
25.7%±6.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.3%±4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Cornwall and Bridport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
54.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.7%±3.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Gray and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $83,214±$18kLowest 3% above U.S. |
$114,583±$32kHighest 42% above U.S. |
$95,236±$8k 18% above U.S. |
| Cornwall and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $367,200±$35k 10% above U.S. |
$458,000±$49kHighest 38% above U.S. |
$363,700±$20kLowest 9% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,184±$103 16% below U.S. |
$1,125±$206Lowest 20% below U.S. |
$1,371±$89Highest about the U.S. average |
| Gray and Bridport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,519 77% above U.S. |
$6,726Highest 116% above U.S. |
$3,683Lowest 18% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.8%±51.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
61.9%±65.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.4%±24 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Cornwall and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
0.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1976Lowest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the U.S. average |
24 minLowest 11% below U.S. |
29 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.7%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
24.4%±6.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #10 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences |
| High school in town | None 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 |
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.