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Brownfield vs Cornish vs Gray
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brownfield has the most kids (26.7% under 18).
Cornish has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
Gray has the highest household income ($95k).
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 | Brownfield | Cornish | Gray |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,830 |
1,803Lowest |
8,429Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.9±6.8 11% below ME |
39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
43.4±4.5Highest 3% below ME |
| Gray and Brownfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 26.7%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
| Brownfield and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±1.3 ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Gray and Brownfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.3% ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,889±$5kLowest 19% below ME |
$69,038±$4k 8% below ME |
$95,236±$8kHighest 27% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $287,500±$36k 3% below ME |
$274,200±$84kLowest 8% below ME |
$363,700±$20kHighest 23% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,617±$554Highest 42% above ME |
$1,196±$148Lowest 5% above ME |
$1,371±$89 20% above ME |
| Brownfield and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,976 about the ME average |
$2,309Lowest 24% below ME |
$3,683Highest 21% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.8%±43.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24 ME: 48.4% |
| Brownfield and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.3% ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 44 minHighest 80% above ME |
31 min 27% above ME |
29 minLowest 16% above ME |
| Work from home | 9.5%±4.5 ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Gray and Brownfield 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 | RSU 72/MSAD 72 | — | 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 |
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.