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Denmark vs Gray vs Clifton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Denmark has the most homeowners (92.7%).
Gray has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.5%).
Clifton has the most affordable homes ($203k 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 | Denmark | Gray | Clifton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,054Lowest |
8,429Highest |
1,111 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.3% ME: +2.6% |
+6.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.4±5Highest 21% above ME |
43.4±4.5Lowest 3% below ME |
52.7±7.1 18% above ME |
| Denmark and Clifton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
16%±7.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Gray and Clifton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31.8%±7.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.2%±7.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Denmark and Clifton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.8% ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
26.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
8.6%±8.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Clifton and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,167±$10kLowest 14% below ME |
$95,236±$8kHighest 27% above ME |
$70,313±$16k 6% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $250,000±$68k 16% below ME |
$363,700±$20kHighest 23% above ME |
$202,500±$67kLowest 32% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,409±$207Highest 24% above ME |
$1,371±$89 20% above ME |
$1,217±$624Lowest 7% above ME |
| Denmark and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,259 26% below ME |
$3,683Highest 21% above ME |
$1,838Lowest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 90.6%±31Highest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Lowest ME: 48.4% |
81.3%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| Denmark and Clifton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9% ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 39% above ME |
29 minLowest 16% above ME |
29 min 19% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.7%±6.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
9.1%±3.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Denmark and Gray 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 | — |
| High school in town | — | Gray-New Gloucester High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5 |
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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.