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Center Harbor vs Gray vs New Hampton
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 most expensive homes ($464k median).
Gray has the most kids (19% under 18).
New Hampton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.8%).
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 | New Hampton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 955Lowest |
8,429Highest |
2,509 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 60.4±4.8Highest 55% above U.S. |
43.4±4.5Lowest 12% above U.S. |
51.7±2.7 33% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 11.9%±5.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
13.8%±4.3 U.S.: 22% |
| Gray and New Hampton 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% |
24.8%±5 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Center Harbor and New Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
32.1%Lowest 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% |
4.2%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Gray and New Hampton 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±$8kLowest 18% above U.S. |
$95,250±$35k 18% above U.S. |
| Center Harbor and New Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $463,800±$74kHighest 39% above U.S. |
$363,700±$20kLowest 9% above U.S. |
$383,700±$37k 15% above U.S. |
| Center Harbor and New Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,371±$89Highest about the U.S. average |
$749±$433Lowest 47% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,667 50% above U.S. |
$3,683Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$4,973Highest 59% 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% |
21.3%±21.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Gray and New Hampton 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% |
13.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Lowest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1989Highest 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 7% below U.S. |
29 min 8% above U.S. |
33 minHighest 23% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 8.9%±5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±3.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.9%±3.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Gray and New Hampton 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 | Newfound Area School District |
| High school in town | — | Gray-New Gloucester High School | None in town |
| 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.