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Corinth vs Gray vs Topsham
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 affordable homes ($136k median).
Gray has the highest household income ($95k).
Topsham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.8%).
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 | Topsham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,990Lowest |
8,429 |
9,706Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5% ME: +2.6% |
+8.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.7±6Lowest 5% below ME |
43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
44.7±4Highest about the ME average |
| Topsham 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%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.9%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Corinth and Topsham 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%±4 ME: 22.4% |
24.4%±3.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Topsham and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.8% ME: 36.2% |
50%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.9%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Topsham 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 |
$91,028±$10k 22% above ME |
| Gray and Topsham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $135,800±$31kLowest 54% below ME |
$363,700±$20kHighest 23% above ME |
$360,800±$20k 22% above ME |
| Gray and Topsham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $883±$157Lowest 22% below ME |
$1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
$1,355±$642 19% above ME |
| Gray and Topsham 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 |
$3,683 21% above ME |
$4,259Highest 40% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.4%±11.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
40.3%±12.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Topsham 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% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.2% ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
78.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 21% above ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
24 minLowest 4% below ME |
| Work from home | 15.6%±5.8 ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.2%±4.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Topsham and Corinth 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 | #66 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 64/MSAD 64 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 75/MSAD 75 |
| High school in town | Central High School | Gray-New Gloucester High School | Mt Ararat High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.3Highest |
12.5 |
12.2Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.