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Durham vs Gray vs Lisbon Falls
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Durham has the most people working from home (20.9%).
Gray has the most expensive homes ($364k median).
Lisbon Falls has the most affordable homes ($246k 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 | Durham | Gray | Lisbon Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,262Lowest |
8,429Highest |
4,267 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5% ME: +2.6% |
+2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.6±5.9 5% below ME |
43.4±4.5Highest 3% below ME |
41.1±4.4Lowest 8% below ME |
| Gray and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.7%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
18.9%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Durham and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.6%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.2%±4.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Gray and Lisbon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.8% ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
24.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±3.1 ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±2.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $99,181±$5kHighest 33% above ME |
$95,236±$8k 27% above ME |
$72,344±$9kLowest 3% below ME |
| Durham and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $322,200±$34k 9% above ME |
$363,700±$20kHighest 23% above ME |
$245,700±$25kLowest 17% below ME |
| Gray and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
$971±$450Lowest 15% below ME |
| Gray and Lisbon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,781Highest 25% above ME |
$3,683 21% above ME |
$2,947Lowest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25%±40.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
27.9%±18 ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Lisbon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.2% ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
5.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.4% ME: 74.3% |
70.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1967Lowest 10 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 13% above ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
29 minHighest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 20.9%±5.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Durham 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 | #14 of 133 in ME | #10 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 05 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | — |
| High school in town | None 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.