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Bucksport vs Gray vs Warren
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bucksport has the most renters (25.7% rent).
Gray has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.5%).
Warren has the shortest commute (23 min average).
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 | Bucksport | Gray | Warren |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,016 |
8,429Highest |
4,932Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.7±12.2 5% below ME |
43.4±4.5Highest 3% below ME |
42.2±2.2Lowest 6% below ME |
| Gray and Bucksport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.9%±5.3 ME: 18.1% |
19%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.9%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Gray and Bucksport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.6%±7.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
12%±3.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bucksport and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.3% ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
5%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,720±$21kLowest 13% below ME |
$95,236±$8kHighest 27% above ME |
$74,616±$21k about the ME average |
| Gray and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $252,300±$32k 15% below ME |
$363,700±$20kHighest 23% above ME |
$232,700±$32kLowest 22% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $882±$92Lowest 23% below ME |
$1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
$1,125±$456 about the ME average |
| Gray and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,021Lowest 33% below ME |
$3,683Highest 21% above ME |
$2,832 7% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.9%±17Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
52.1%±29.8 ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.3% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 15% above ME |
29 minHighest 16% above ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
| Work from home | 10.1%±5.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.6%±9.3 ME: 15.9% |
| Gray and Warren 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 | #68 of 133 in ME | #10 of 133 in ME | #120 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 25 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 40/MSAD 40 |
| High school in town | Bucksport High School | Gray-New Gloucester High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.1Highest |
12.5Lowest |
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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.