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Corinth vs Gray vs Hudson
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Corinth has the most people working from home (15.6%).
Gray has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.5%).
Hudson has the most homeowners (92.4%).
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 | Corinth | Gray | Hudson |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,990 |
8,429Highest |
1,305Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.8% ME: +2.6% |
+6.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-7.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.7±6Lowest 5% below ME |
43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
47.5±6.1Highest 6% above ME |
| Hudson and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Corinth and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.3%±3.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.9%±2.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Gray and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.2% ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
19.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.1%±3.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,229±$5kLowest 14% below ME |
$95,236±$8kHighest 27% above ME |
$67,933±$12k 9% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $135,800±$31kLowest 54% below ME |
$363,700±$20kHighest 23% above ME |
$157,300±$9k 47% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $883±$157Lowest 22% below ME |
$1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
$1,086±$307 5% below ME |
| Gray and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,381Lowest 55% below ME |
$3,683Highest 21% above ME |
$1,543 49% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.4%±11.6 ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
10.3%±51.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.4% ME: 74.3% |
92.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 21% above ME |
29 minLowest 16% above ME |
31 minHighest 24% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.6%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
8.6%±3.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Corinth and Gray 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 | #102 of 133 in ME | #10 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 64/MSAD 64 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | — |
| High school in town | Central High School | Gray-New Gloucester High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.3Highest |
12.5Lowest |
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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.