Compare towns
China vs Gray vs Windham vs Limerick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
China has the most affordable homes ($240k median).
Gray has the oldest population (median age 43.4).
Windham has the most people working from home (19%).
Limerick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.2%).
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 | China | Gray | Windham | Limerick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 4,526 |
8,429 |
19,188Highest |
3,400Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5% ME: +2.6% |
+8.4% ME: +2.6% |
+10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.9±5.9 9% below ME |
43.4±4.5Highest 3% below ME |
41.8±1.8 7% below ME |
40.4±9.2Lowest 10% below ME |
| Gray and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 20.4%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7 ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| China and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±4.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
| China and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.9% ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
44.2% ME: 36.2% |
27.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $96,309±$12k 29% above ME |
$95,236±$8kLowest 27% above ME |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
$101,172±$15k 35% above ME |
| Windham and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $240,000±$37kLowest 19% below ME |
$363,700±$20k 23% above ME |
$388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
$269,400±$29k 9% below ME |
| Windham and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,371±$89 20% above ME |
$1,232±$332Lowest 8% above ME |
$1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
| Limerick and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,535 17% below ME |
$3,683 21% above ME |
$3,938Highest 30% above ME |
$2,520Lowest 17% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 10.6%±25.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7 ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2 ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 6% ME: 10.7% |
3.5% ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.6% ME: 74.3% |
89.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 21% above ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
38 minHighest 53% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.6%±4.6 ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Windham and Limerick 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 | #27 of 133 in ME | #10 of 133 in ME | #95 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 18 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 14 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | Windham High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5Highest |
12.1Lowest |
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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.