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Canton vs Cornish vs Gray
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Canton has the most people working from home (16.1%).
Cornish has the youngest population (median age 39.2).
Gray has the highest household income ($95k).
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 | Canton | Cornish | Gray |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,191 |
1,024Lowest |
8,429Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
— | +6.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.4±7.2 8% below ME |
39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
43.4±4.5Highest 3% below ME |
| Gray and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.4%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
| Canton and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.7%±6.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
| Canton and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.7% ME: 36.2% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.5 ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $52,458±$35kLowest 30% below ME |
$68,686±$2k 8% below ME |
$95,236±$8kHighest 27% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $165,000±$50kLowest 44% below ME |
— | $363,700±$20kHighest 23% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $485±$18Lowest 57% below ME |
$1,135±$141 about the ME average |
$1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,277 25% below ME |
$1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
$3,683Highest 21% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.9%±33.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24 ME: 48.4% |
| Canton and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.3% ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.4% ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 2 yrs older than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 42% above ME |
32 min 29% above ME |
29 minLowest 16% above ME |
| Work from home | 16.1%±6.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Canton 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 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences |
| High school 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.