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Brookline vs Gray vs Mason vs Ogunquit
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brookline has the highest household income ($171k).
Gray has the most renters (17.6% rent).
Mason has the most kids (28.8% under 18).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
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 | Brookline | Gray | Mason | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 5,736 |
8,429Highest |
1,451 |
1,379Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13% U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.2±1.5Lowest 6% above U.S. |
43.4±4.5 12% above U.S. |
43.7±2.3 12% above U.S. |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 26.7%±4 U.S.: 22% |
19%±4 U.S.: 22% |
28.8%±6.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Mason and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 11.4%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.3%±4 U.S.: 17.2% |
15.6%±2.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 57.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
44.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
39.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.3%±3.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±2.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.8%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Brookline and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $171,046±$4kHighest 112% above U.S. |
$95,236±$8kLowest 18% above U.S. |
$111,090±$3k 38% above U.S. |
$114,259±$56k 42% above U.S. |
| Brookline and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $544,400±$38k 64% above U.S. |
$363,700±$20kLowest 9% above U.S. |
$384,000±$21k 15% above U.S. |
$875,700±$79kHighest 163% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,500±$1k 77% above U.S. |
$1,371±$89Lowest about the U.S. average |
$2,530±$852Highest 79% above U.S. |
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| Mason and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$3,683Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$7,049 126% above U.S. |
$4,473 43% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.8%±43.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
56.4%±24 U.S.: 51.1% |
87.2%±42.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Mason and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 0.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1993Highest 13 yrs newer than U.S. |
1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1988 8 yrs newer than U.S. |
1978Lowest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 26% above U.S. |
29 min 8% above U.S. |
41 minHighest 55% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 24.7%±5.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
20.7%±4.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #23 of 120 in NH | #10 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | Brookline School District | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | Mason School District | — |
| 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.