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Bridport vs Gray vs New Haven
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 oldest population (median age 49.5).
Gray has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.5%).
New Haven has the most people working from home (17.8%).
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 | Gray | New Haven |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,235Lowest |
8,429Highest |
1,792 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.5±7.3Highest 27% above U.S. |
43.4±4.5Lowest 12% above U.S. |
48±3.9 23% above U.S. |
| Bridport and New Haven 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% |
19%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.1%±4.4 U.S.: 22% |
| Gray and New Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.3%±3.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.3%±4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.2%±2.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bridport and New Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
44.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
31.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.9%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Gray and Bridport 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. |
$95,236±$8kHighest 18% above U.S. |
$92,321±$17k 14% above U.S. |
| Gray and New Haven 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. |
$363,700±$20kLowest 9% above U.S. |
$379,300±$19kHighest 14% above U.S. |
| New Haven and Bridport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,184±$103 16% below U.S. |
$1,371±$89Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,163±$143Lowest 18% below U.S. |
| 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. |
$3,683Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$5,967Highest 91% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.8%±51.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
56.4%±24Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
20.1%±6.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Gray and Bridport 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% |
3.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
82.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
78.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1981 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the U.S. average |
29 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
22 minLowest 17% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.7%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.8%±5.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| New Haven and Bridport 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 | — | #10 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 |
| High school in town | None in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | None in town |
| 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.