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Brownfield vs Gray vs Sebago
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 the shortest commute (29 min average).
Sebago has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.2%).
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 | Sebago |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,830Lowest |
8,429Highest |
2,073 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5% ME: +2.6% |
+11.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.9±6.8Lowest 11% below ME |
43.4±4.5Highest 3% below ME |
40.7±3.9 9% below ME |
| Gray and Sebago 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% |
19%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
| Brownfield and Sebago 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% |
19.3%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±2.9Lowest 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% |
44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Sebago 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 |
$78,438±$15k 5% above ME |
| Gray and Sebago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $287,500±$36kLowest 3% below ME |
$363,700±$20kHighest 23% above ME |
$298,000±$46k about the ME average |
| Gray and Sebago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,617±$554Highest 42% above ME |
$1,371±$89Lowest 20% above ME |
$1,533±$292 35% above ME |
| Brownfield and Sebago 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 |
$2,543Lowest 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.8%±43.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24 ME: 48.4% |
53.3%±30.3Lowest 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% ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.7% ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 44 minHighest 80% above ME |
29 minLowest 16% above ME |
37 min 52% above ME |
| Work from home | 9.5%±4.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
17.7%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Sebago 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 | Sebago Public Schools |
| 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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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.