Compare towns
Chapman vs Gray vs Ludlow vs Ogunquit
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Chapman has the most kids (27.6% under 18).
Gray has the most renters (17.6% rent).
Ludlow has the most affordable homes ($134k median).
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
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 | Chapman | Gray | Ludlow | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 388Lowest |
8,429Highest |
444 |
1,379 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +6.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
— | +76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.7±11.4 about the ME average |
43.4±4.5Lowest 3% below ME |
46.1±5.8 about the ME average |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
22.7%±5.9 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Chapman and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 27.6%±3.8 ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
12.4%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.8% ME: 36.2% |
44.8% ME: 36.2% |
16.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±3.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $93,125±$17k 25% above ME |
$95,236±$8k 27% above ME |
$62,500±$21kLowest 16% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above 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 | $185,700±$22k 37% below ME |
$363,700±$20k 23% above ME |
$133,900±$56kLowest 55% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
$988±$111Lowest 13% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,850 39% below ME |
$3,683 21% above ME |
$1,655Lowest 45% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
45.5%±94.3 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 6.4% ME: 10.7% |
3.5% ME: 10.7% |
15.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.4% ME: 74.3% |
94.3% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 6% below ME |
29 minHighest 16% above ME |
21 minLowest 15% below ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
9.8%±8 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| 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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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.