Compare towns
Cumberland vs Gray vs Ogunquit vs Cape Elizabeth
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cumberland has the highest household income ($174k).
Gray has the most affordable homes ($364k median).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Cape Elizabeth has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Gray | Ogunquit | Cape Elizabeth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,647 |
8,429 |
1,379Lowest |
9,606Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +17.5% ME: +2.6% |
+6.5% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+5.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.9±4Lowest 6% below ME |
43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
47.4±3.3 6% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 25.6%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
26%±4.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Cape Elizabeth and Cumberland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±2.9 ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
25.7%±4.2 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 72.5% ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5% ME: 36.2% |
74.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| 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 | $173,894±$20kHighest 133% above ME |
$95,236±$8kLowest 27% above ME |
$114,259±$56k 53% above ME |
$145,821±$8k 95% above ME |
| Cumberland and Cape Elizabeth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $616,800±$42k 108% above ME |
$363,700±$20kLowest 23% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$731,600±$53k 147% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,143±$759 88% above ME |
$1,371±$89Lowest 20% above ME |
— | $2,185±$275Highest 92% above ME |
| Cape Elizabeth and Cumberland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,116 134% above ME |
$3,683Lowest 21% above ME |
$4,473 47% above ME |
$7,637Highest 152% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.1%±31.3 ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
30.2%±19.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Cumberland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 3.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
3.5% ME: 10.7% |
3.2% ME: 10.7% |
5.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9% ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
88% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1967Lowest 10 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the ME average |
29 minHighest 16% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
21 minLowest 13% below ME |
| Work from home | 25.3%±7 ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
31.9%±6.6 ME: 15.9% |
| Ogunquit and Cape Elizabeth 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 | #25 of 133 in ME | #10 of 133 in ME | — | #1 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 51/MSAD 51 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | — | Cape Elizabeth Public Schools |
| High school in town | Greely High School | Gray-New Gloucester High School | — | Cape Elizabeth High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.5Lowest |
12.5Highest |
— | 10.5 |
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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.