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Devens vs Gray vs East Brookfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Devens has the most people working from home (28.5%).
Gray has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.5%).
East Brookfield has the oldest population (median age 52.1).
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 | Devens | Gray | East Brookfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,723Lowest |
8,429Highest |
2,166 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.6±4.3 25% above U.S. |
43.4±4.5Lowest 12% above U.S. |
52.1±6.4Highest 34% above U.S. |
| East Brookfield and Devens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 5.5%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.3%±2.6 U.S.: 22% |
| Gray and East Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14%±5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.3%±4 U.S.: 17.2% |
26.7%±5.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| East Brookfield and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
27% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±4.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Gray and Devens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $189,250±$63kHighest 134% above U.S. |
$95,236±$8k 18% above U.S. |
$81,042±$16kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $556,800±$96kHighest 67% above U.S. |
$363,700±$20kLowest 9% above U.S. |
$381,200±$30k 15% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,500±$539Highest 6% above U.S. |
$1,371±$89 about the U.S. average |
$1,142±$33Lowest 19% below U.S. |
| Devens and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,556Highest 78% above U.S. |
$3,683Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$4,430 42% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 85.4%±64.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.4%±24 U.S.: 51.1% |
34.2%±39.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Devens and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 25.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
83.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1950Lowest 30 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1968 12 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 5% above U.S. |
29 min 8% above U.S. |
33 minHighest 26% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 28.5%±11.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±3.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
7.3%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| 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 | Spencer-E Brookfield |
| High school in town | — | Gray-New Gloucester High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5 |
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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.