Compare towns
Dedham vs Gray vs New Gloucester vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dedham has the most homeowners (95.5%).
Gray has the most renters (17.6% rent).
New Gloucester has the youngest population (median age 40.1).
Windham has the most people working from home (19%).
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 | Dedham | Gray | New Gloucester | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,656Lowest |
8,429 |
5,766 |
19,188Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5% ME: +2.6% |
+2.4% ME: +2.6% |
+8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.5±2.2Highest 4% above ME |
43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
41.8±1.8 7% below ME |
| Dedham and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 23.8%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
19%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7 ME: 18.1% |
| New Gloucester and Dedham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 18.7%±2.9 ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.4%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Gray and Dedham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
44.8% ME: 36.2% |
30.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $111,442±$18kHighest 49% above ME |
$95,236±$8kLowest 27% above ME |
$108,797±$12k 46% above ME |
$107,934±$14k 44% above ME |
| Dedham and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $356,400±$33kLowest 20% above ME |
$363,700±$20k 23% above ME |
$357,100±$29k 20% above ME |
$388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
| Windham and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,422±$607Highest 25% above ME |
$1,371±$89 20% above ME |
$1,150±$249Lowest about the ME average |
$1,232±$332 8% 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 | $3,942Highest 30% above ME |
$3,683 21% above ME |
$3,417Lowest 13% above ME |
$3,938 30% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 13%±85.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
24.7%±12 ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7 ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.5% ME: 10.7% |
4.3% ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.9% ME: 74.3% |
84.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 22% above ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 9.3%±4.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±6.5 ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Windham and New Gloucester 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 | #65 of 133 in ME | #95 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Dedham Public Schools | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 15/MSAD 15 | RSU 14 |
| High school in town | None in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | None in town | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5Highest |
— | 12.1Lowest |
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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.