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Denmark vs Gray vs Wells
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 affordable homes ($250k median).
Gray has the youngest population (median age 43.4).
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 | Denmark | Gray | Wells |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,054Lowest |
8,429 |
11,713Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5% ME: +2.6% |
+18%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.4±5Highest 21% above ME |
43.4±4.5Lowest 3% below ME |
53.6±3.8 20% above ME |
| Denmark and Wells 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% |
18%±3.4 ME: 18.1% |
| Gray and Wells 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% |
31%±3.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Denmark and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
43.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
| 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 | $64,167±$10kLowest 14% below ME |
$95,236±$8kHighest 27% above ME |
$88,024±$11k 18% above ME |
| Gray and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $250,000±$68kLowest 16% below ME |
$363,700±$20k 23% above ME |
$485,300±$23kHighest 64% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,409±$207Highest 24% above ME |
$1,371±$89 20% above ME |
$1,350±$297Lowest 19% 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 | $2,259Lowest 26% below ME |
$3,683Highest 21% above ME |
$3,215 6% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 90.6%±31Highest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24 ME: 48.4% |
42.1%±19.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Denmark and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 39% above ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
28 minLowest 12% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.7%±6.4 ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.8%±4.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Wells and Denmark 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 | #22 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | Wells-Ogunquit CSD |
| High school in town | — | Gray-New Gloucester High School | Wells High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5Highest |
11.4Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.