Compare towns
Farmington vs Gray
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Farmington has the most people working from home (20%).
Gray has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.5%).
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 | Farmington | Gray |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 8,157Lowest |
8,429Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 38.2±3.3Lowest 15% below ME |
43.4±4.5Highest 3% below ME |
| Gray and Farmington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 10.6%±2.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 20.7%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Farmington and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 20.6%±3.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $54,276±$7kLowest 27% below ME |
$95,236±$8kHighest 27% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $166,600±$18kLowest 44% below ME |
$363,700±$20kHighest 23% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $902±$106Lowest 21% below ME |
$1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,958Lowest 36% below ME |
$3,683Highest 21% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.2%±12.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Farmington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 15.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 9% above ME |
29 minHighest 16% above ME |
| Work from home | 20%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Farmington 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 | #64 of 133 in ME | #10 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 09 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences |
| High school in town | Mt Blue High School | Gray-New Gloucester High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.2Highest |
12.5Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.