Compare towns
Buckfield vs Gray vs Hebron vs Ogunquit
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Buckfield has the most kids (25.7% under 18).
Gray has the most renters (17.6% rent).
Hebron has the most homeowners (97.1%).
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 | Buckfield | Gray | Hebron | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,403 |
8,429Highest |
1,105Lowest |
1,379 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.3% ME: +2.6% |
+6.5% ME: +2.6% |
-13.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.7±10.1Lowest 16% below ME |
43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
43.8±5.1 about the ME average |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 25.7%±7.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
19.1%±6.2 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Buckfield and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 13.7%±2.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
19.5%±1.2 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.5% ME: 36.2% |
44.8% ME: 36.2% |
22.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.9%±1.3 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $77,917±$41kLowest 4% above ME |
$95,236±$8k 27% above ME |
$92,550±$19k 24% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $227,700±$18kLowest 23% below ME |
$363,700±$20k 23% above ME |
$242,300±$26k 18% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $521±$33Lowest 54% below ME |
$1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,860 6% below ME |
$3,683 21% above ME |
$2,323Lowest 23% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±55Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
— | 0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Buckfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 5.8% ME: 10.7% |
3.5% ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.9% ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
97.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
94.3% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 25% above ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
31 minHighest 26% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.6%±12.5 ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
9.9%±4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #10 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | RSU 10 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 17/MSAD 17 | — |
| High school in town | Buckfield Jr-Sr High School | Gray-New Gloucester High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.2Lowest |
12.5Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.