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Deerfield vs Gray vs Wells
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Deerfield has the highest household income ($132k).
Gray has the most affordable homes ($364k median).
Wells has grown the fastest since 2010 (+18%).
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 | Deerfield | Gray | Wells |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,932Lowest |
8,429 |
11,713Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+18%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.8±4.2Lowest 10% above U.S. |
43.4±4.5 12% above U.S. |
53.6±3.8Highest 38% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±4.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
19%±4 U.S.: 22% |
18%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Deerfield and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.5%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.3%±4 U.S.: 17.2% |
31%±3.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
43.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.5%±1.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Gray and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $131,563±$10kHighest 63% above U.S. |
$95,236±$8k 18% above U.S. |
$88,024±$11kLowest 9% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $421,000±$33k 27% above U.S. |
$363,700±$20kLowest 9% above U.S. |
$485,300±$23kHighest 46% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,593±$318Highest 13% above U.S. |
$1,371±$89 about the U.S. average |
$1,350±$297Lowest 4% below U.S. |
| Deerfield and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,369Highest 136% above U.S. |
$3,683 18% above U.S. |
$3,215Lowest 3% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 17.4%±17.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.4%±24Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
42.1%±19.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Gray and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1983Lowest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1989Highest 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 30% above U.S. |
29 min 8% above U.S. |
28 minLowest 4% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 22.4%±6.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.8%±4.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Deerfield and Wells 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 | #61 of 120 in NH | #10 of 133 in ME | #22 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Deerfield School District | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | Wells-Ogunquit CSD |
| High school in town | None in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | Wells High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5Highest |
11.4Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.