Compare towns
Deer Isle vs Gray vs Harrison vs Ogunquit
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Deer Isle has the shortest commute (20 min average).
Gray has the most kids (19% under 18).
Harrison has the most affordable homes ($249k median).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
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 | Deer Isle | Gray | Harrison | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,470 |
8,429Highest |
2,513 |
1,379Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.1% ME: +2.6% |
+6.5% ME: +2.6% |
-10.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.6±5.6 17% above ME |
43.4±4.5Lowest 3% below ME |
56±3.6 25% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Harrison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
19%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
9.1%±3 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Gray and Deer Isle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 24.8%±3.3 ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
29.8%±7.6 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit and Harrison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.9% ME: 36.2% |
44.8% ME: 36.2% |
30.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 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 | $62,284±$15k 17% below ME |
$95,236±$8k 27% above ME |
$56,938±$6kLowest 24% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $308,300±$42k 4% above ME |
$363,700±$20k 23% above ME |
$249,300±$70kLowest 16% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,909±$927Highest 68% above ME |
$1,371±$89 20% above ME |
$885±$193Lowest 22% below ME |
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| Deer Isle and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,890Lowest 38% below ME |
$3,683 21% above ME |
$2,731 10% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.4%±17.9 ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
27.5%±24.4 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Harrison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 19.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.5% ME: 10.7% |
19.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.8% ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.1% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 17% below ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
31 minHighest 24% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 22%±9.5 ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.3%±9.4 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Ogunquit and Harrison 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 | Deer Isle-Stonington CSD | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 17/MSAD 17 | — |
| High school in town | Deer Isle-Stonington High Sch | Gray-New Gloucester High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.0Lowest |
12.5Highest |
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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.