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Center Harbor vs Gray vs Hebron
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Center Harbor has the highest household income ($104k).
Gray has the most kids (19% under 18).
Hebron has the most expensive homes ($590k 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 | Center Harbor | Gray | Hebron |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 955 |
8,429Highest |
883Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 60.4±4.8Highest 55% above U.S. |
43.4±4.5Lowest 12% above U.S. |
57.9±3.6 49% above U.S. |
| Center Harbor and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.9%±5.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
12.2%±3.9 U.S.: 22% |
| Gray and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 39.5%±13.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.3%±4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
37.8%±9.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Center Harbor and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
44.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
47.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±4.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Gray and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,313±$16kHighest 29% above U.S. |
$95,236±$8k 18% above U.S. |
$91,071±$17kLowest 13% above U.S. |
| Center Harbor and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $463,800±$74k 39% above U.S. |
$363,700±$20kLowest 9% above U.S. |
$589,500±$61kHighest 77% above U.S. |
| Hebron and Center Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,371±$89Lowest about the U.S. average |
$1,429±$334Highest about the U.S. average |
| Hebron and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,667Highest 50% above U.S. |
$3,683 18% above U.S. |
$3,603Lowest 16% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 14.3%±59.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.4%±24Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
40%±38.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Gray and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
15.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1977Lowest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 7% below U.S. |
29 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
19 minLowest 27% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 8.9%±5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±3.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
13.1%±5.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Hebron 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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U.S. 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.