Compare towns
Fairfield vs Gray vs Ogunquit vs Fairfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Fairfield has the shortest commute (18 min average).
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 | Fairfield | Gray | Ogunquit | Fairfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 6,519 |
8,429Highest |
1,379Lowest |
2,356 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.1±4 4% below ME |
43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
34.2±7.7Lowest 24% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.8%±5.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Fairfield and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 17.7%±3.5 ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
10.9%±4.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.4% ME: 36.2% |
44.8% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
13.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
3.1%±2.5Lowest 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 | $64,101±$11k 14% below ME |
$95,236±$8k 27% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$52,409±$23kLowest 30% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $164,300±$28k 45% below ME |
$363,700±$20k 23% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$139,600±$17kLowest 53% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,001±$101Lowest 12% below ME |
$1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
— | $1,013±$142 11% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,217 27% below ME |
$3,683 21% above ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$2,119Lowest 30% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.9%±12.7 ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
45%±23.3 ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 10.9% ME: 10.7% |
3.5% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
16.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.6% ME: 74.3% |
82.4% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
61.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 2 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1946Lowest 31 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min about the ME average |
29 minHighest 16% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
18 minLowest 25% below ME |
| Work from home | 12.1%±5.4 ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.8%±4.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #47 of 133 in ME | #10 of 133 in ME | — | #47 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 49/MSAD 49 · Maine Academy of Natural Sciences | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | — | — |
| High school in town | Lawrence High School | Gray-New Gloucester High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.3Highest |
12.5Lowest |
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| On TownTapestry | ||||
| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.