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Casco vs Gray vs Standish
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Casco has the most people working from home (26.6%).
Gray has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.5%).
Standish has the highest household income ($105k).
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 | Casco | Gray | Standish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,696Lowest |
8,429 |
10,662Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.7% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52±3.3Highest 16% above ME |
43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
40.5±2.8Lowest 10% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 11.3%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±3.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Gray and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.3%±7.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±2.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Casco and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
36% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±2.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
11.6%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,313±$19kLowest 7% below ME |
$95,236±$8k 27% above ME |
$104,593±$15kHighest 40% above ME |
| Standish and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $355,500±$58k 20% above ME |
$363,700±$20kHighest 23% above ME |
$336,000±$18kLowest 13% above ME |
| Gray and Casco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,395±$184Highest 22% above ME |
$1,371±$89 20% above ME |
$983±$453Lowest 14% below ME |
| Casco and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,085 about the ME average |
$3,683Highest 21% above ME |
$3,005Lowest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.7%±35.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24 ME: 48.4% |
57.4%±22.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Standish and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90% ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 23% above ME |
29 minLowest 16% above ME |
29 min 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 26.6%±10Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
13.6%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Casco and Standish 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 | #18 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 61/MSAD 61 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 06/MSAD 06 |
| High school in town | None in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | Bonny Eagle High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5 |
12.5 |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.