Compare towns
Caribou vs Gray vs Ogunquit vs Limestone
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Caribou has the shortest commute (15 min average).
Gray has the youngest population (median age 43.4).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Limestone has the most affordable homes ($98k median).
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 | Caribou | Gray | Ogunquit | Limestone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 7,382 |
8,429Highest |
1,379Lowest |
1,579 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.7% ME: +2.6% |
+6.5% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-34.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 51.3±1.7 15% above ME |
43.4±4.5Lowest 3% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
45.3±4.9 about the ME average |
| Kids under 18 | 16.2%±2.7 ME: 18.1% |
19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Limestone and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 27.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.7%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.8% ME: 36.2% |
44.8% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
9.5%±4.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Limestone and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $53,709±$9k 28% below ME |
$95,236±$8k 27% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$49,938±$8kLowest 33% below 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 | $134,100±$31k 55% below ME |
$363,700±$20k 23% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$98,400±$18kLowest 67% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $757±$143 34% below ME |
$1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
— | $754±$233Lowest 34% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,680 45% below ME |
$3,683 21% above ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$1,332Lowest 56% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.3%±10.5 ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
32%±12.4 ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Caribou are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 15.5% ME: 10.7% |
3.5% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
16.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.3% ME: 74.3% |
82.4% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
61.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960 17 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 15 minLowest 40% below ME |
29 minHighest 16% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
19 min 24% below ME |
| Work from home | 12.5%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±5.2 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #59 of 133 in ME | #10 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | RSU 39 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | — | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics · Limestone Public Schools |
| High school in town | Caribou High School | Gray-New Gloucester High School | — | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.2Highest |
12.5 |
— | 8.6Lowest |
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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.