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Clarendon vs Gray vs Ogunquit

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Clarendon has the shortest commute (16 min average).
Gray has the youngest population (median age 43.4).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).

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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.

MeasureClarendonGrayOgunquit
People
Population
2,460
8,429Highest
1,379Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-6.2%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+6.5%
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
52.3±4.1
34% above U.S.
43.4±4.5Lowest
12% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
Kids under 18
18.6%±5.1
U.S.: 22%
19%±4Highest
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Gray and Clarendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
27.4%±4.2
U.S.: 17.2%
19.3%±4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
25.5%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
44.8%
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.1%±1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±2.2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8
U.S.: 6.4%
Gray and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$59,609±$12kLowest
26% below U.S.
$95,236±$8k
18% above U.S.
$114,259±$56kHighest
42% above U.S.
Ogunquit and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$220,900±$32kLowest
34% below U.S.
$363,700±$20k
9% above U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,096±$305Lowest
22% below U.S.
$1,371±$89Highest
about the U.S. average
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Gray and Clarendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,740
20% above U.S.
$3,683Lowest
18% above U.S.
$4,473Highest
43% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
48.4%±27.1
U.S.: 51.1%
56.4%±24Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Gray and Clarendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.5%
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
84.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
82.4%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1971Lowest
9 yrs older than U.S.
1983Highest
3 yrs newer than U.S.
1978
2 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
16 minLowest
40% below U.S.
29 minHighest
8% above U.S.
26 min
about the U.S. average
Work from home
9.1%±4.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
12.3%±3.5
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — #10 of 133 in ME —
School district Mill River Unified Union School District #52 RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences —
High school in town Mill River Union High School Gray-New Gloucester High School —
Students per teacherat that high school
9.4Lowest
12.5Highest
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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.