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Camden vs Gray vs North Haven
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Camden has the most people working from home (21.3%).
Gray has the most affordable homes ($364k median).
North Haven has the shortest commute (9 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 | Camden | Gray | North Haven |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,242 |
8,429Highest |
480Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 52.2±6.5Highest 17% above ME |
43.4±4.5Lowest 3% below ME |
49.6±6.6 11% above ME |
| Camden and North Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.4%±5.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
19.6%±6.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| North Haven and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 38%±6.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
32.5%±2.2 ME: 22.4% |
| Camden and North Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 62.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
55.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±2 ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±2.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Camden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $82,344±$15kLowest 10% above ME |
$95,236±$8kHighest 27% above ME |
$87,500±$22k 17% above ME |
| Gray and North Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $520,600±$70kHighest 76% above ME |
$363,700±$20kLowest 23% above ME |
$440,200±$46k 48% above ME |
| Camden and North Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,269±$354 11% above ME |
$1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
$913±$318Lowest 20% below ME |
| Gray and Camden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,832Highest 92% above ME |
$3,683Lowest 21% above ME |
$3,824 26% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.9%±15.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
47.6%±67.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and North Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 7 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 11% below ME |
29 minHighest 16% above ME |
9 minLowest 65% below ME |
| Work from home | 21.3%±8.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
16%±5.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Camden and North Haven 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 | #11 of 133 in ME | #10 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 28/MSAD 28 | 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.