Compare towns
Cornish vs Gray vs Levant vs Sebago
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cornish has the youngest population (median age 39).
Gray has the most expensive homes ($364k median).
Levant has the most affordable homes ($269k median).
Sebago has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.2%).
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 | Cornish | Gray | Levant | Sebago |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,803Lowest |
8,429Highest |
3,069 |
2,073 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
+6.5% ME: +2.6% |
+3.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+11.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
43.4±4.5Highest 3% below ME |
39.7±2.2 11% below ME |
40.7±3.9 9% below ME |
| Gray and Sebago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Gray and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.6% ME: 36.2% |
23.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $69,038±$4kLowest 8% below ME |
$95,236±$8kHighest 27% above ME |
$86,071±$22k 15% above ME |
$78,438±$15k 5% above ME |
| Gray and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,200±$84k 8% below ME |
$363,700±$20kHighest 23% above ME |
$268,500±$27kLowest 9% below ME |
$298,000±$46k about the ME average |
| Gray and Sebago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,196±$148Lowest 5% above ME |
$1,371±$89 20% above ME |
$1,370±$120 20% above ME |
$1,533±$292Highest 35% above ME |
| Sebago and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,309Lowest 24% below ME |
$3,683Highest 21% above ME |
$2,580 15% below ME |
$2,543 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
45.7%±14Lowest ME: 48.4% |
53.3%±30.3 ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Sebago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 6.3% ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9% ME: 10.7% |
13.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% ME: 74.3% |
82.4% ME: 74.3% |
81.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 1 yr older than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
29 minLowest 16% above ME |
31 min 27% above ME |
37 minHighest 52% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.7%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Sebago 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 | — | #10 of 133 in ME | #124 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | Sebago Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | Gray-New Gloucester High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.