Compare towns
Embden vs Gray vs Ogunquit vs New Portland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Embden has the most homeowners (96.3%).
Gray has the most renters (17.6% rent).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
New Portland has the most kids (23.2% under 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 | Embden | Gray | Ogunquit | New Portland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 995 |
8,429Highest |
1,379 |
686Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 60.6±5.1 35% above ME |
43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
41.4±5.4Lowest 8% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Embden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 13.2%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.2%±5.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| New Portland and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 34.6%±9.5 ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.6%±3.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit and Embden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.8% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
27.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.4%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±3.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $56,875±$23kLowest 24% below ME |
$95,236±$8k 27% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$74,375±$21k about the ME average |
| Ogunquit and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $173,400±$59kLowest 42% below ME |
$363,700±$20k 23% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$176,000±$35k 41% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
— | $337±$332Lowest 70% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,804Lowest 41% below ME |
$3,683 21% above ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$1,923 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
94.7%±88.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| New Portland and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 12.2% ME: 10.7% |
3.5% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
14.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3% ME: 74.3% |
94.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1973Lowest 4 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 34% above ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
32 min 28% above ME |
| Work from home | 18.7%±7.5 ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.2%±6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| 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.