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Chilmark vs Gray vs Aquinnah
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Chilmark has the highest household income ($169k).
Gray has the most affordable homes ($364k median).
Aquinnah has the most people working from home (52.1%).
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 | Chilmark | Gray | Aquinnah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,578 |
8,429Highest |
666Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +40%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 53.6±8.1Highest 38% above U.S. |
43.4±4.5Lowest 12% above U.S. |
47.8±7.8 23% above U.S. |
| Chilmark and Aquinnah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.7%±4.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19%±4 U.S.: 22% |
26.4%±8.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Aquinnah and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 36.2%±12.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.3%±4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.9%±6.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Chilmark and Aquinnah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 68.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
65.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3%±4 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Gray and Aquinnah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $168,750±$28kHighest 109% above U.S. |
$95,236±$8kLowest 18% above U.S. |
$146,354±$69k 81% above U.S. |
| Chilmark and Aquinnah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $1,895,300±$281kHighest 470% above U.S. |
$363,700±$20kLowest 9% above U.S. |
$1,878,700±$215k 465% above U.S. |
| Chilmark and Aquinnah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,750±$2kHighest 95% above U.S. |
$1,371±$89Lowest about the U.S. average |
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| Chilmark and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,485 44% above U.S. |
$3,683Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.8%±59.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.4%±24Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
32.7%±45.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Gray and Aquinnah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
79.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 4 yrs newer than U.S. |
1983Lowest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1984Highest 4 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 19% above U.S. |
29 min 8% above U.S. |
20 minLowest 25% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 25.7%±11 U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
52.1%±12Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #10 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Up-Island Regional | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | — |
| High school in town | None 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.