Compare towns
Cumberland Center vs Gray vs Ogunquit vs Dedham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cumberland Center has the highest household income ($170k).
Gray has the most renters (17.6% rent).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Dedham has the most affordable homes ($356k median).
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 | Cumberland Center | Gray | Ogunquit | Dedham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,790 |
8,429Highest |
1,379Lowest |
1,656 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.6% ME: +2.6% |
+6.5% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.9±7.8Lowest 15% below ME |
43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
46.5±2.2 4% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 30.9%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.8%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Cumberland Center and Dedham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 11%±2.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.7%±2.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 75.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5% ME: 36.2% |
49.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±3.6 ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Cumberland Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $170,125±$33kHighest 128% above ME |
$95,236±$8kLowest 27% above ME |
$114,259±$56k 53% above ME |
$111,442±$18k 49% above ME |
| Cumberland Center and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $539,500±$74k 82% above ME |
$363,700±$20k 23% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$356,400±$33kLowest 20% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,371±$89Lowest 20% above ME |
— | $1,422±$607Highest 25% above ME |
| Dedham and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,535Highest 115% above ME |
$3,683Lowest 21% above ME |
$4,473 47% above ME |
$3,942 30% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
13%±85.3 ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Dedham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 8.6% ME: 10.7% |
3.5% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 99.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3% ME: 74.3% |
95.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 4% below ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
30 minHighest 22% above ME |
| Work from home | 33.6%±13.7 ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.3%±4.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Ogunquit and Cumberland Center 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 | — | — |
| School district | — | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | — | Dedham Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | Gray-New Gloucester High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.