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Brownfield vs Gray vs Denmark
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).
Gray has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.5%).
Denmark has the oldest population (median age 54.4).
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 | Gray | Denmark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,830 |
8,429Highest |
1,054Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+4.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.9±6.8Lowest 11% below ME |
43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
54.4±5Highest 21% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 26.7%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±3.3Lowest 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%±1.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
31.8%±7.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
29.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.1%±2 ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Denmark 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 |
$95,236±$8kHighest 27% above ME |
$64,167±$10k 14% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $287,500±$36k 3% below ME |
$363,700±$20kHighest 23% above ME |
$250,000±$68kLowest 16% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,617±$554Highest 42% above ME |
$1,371±$89Lowest 20% above ME |
$1,409±$207 24% above ME |
| Brownfield and Denmark 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 |
$3,683Highest 21% above ME |
$2,259Lowest 26% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.8%±43.7 ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Lowest ME: 48.4% |
90.6%±31Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Denmark and Brownfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1% ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.7% ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
92.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 44 minHighest 80% above ME |
29 minLowest 16% above ME |
34 min 39% above ME |
| Work from home | 9.5%±4.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
12.7%±6.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Denmark and Gray 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.