Compare towns
Franklin vs Gray vs Ogunquit vs West Paris
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Franklin has the most renters (23.2% rent).
Gray has the most kids (19% under 18).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
West Paris has the most affordable homes ($193k 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 | Franklin | Gray | Ogunquit | West Paris |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,628 |
8,429Highest |
1,379Lowest |
1,808 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.7% ME: +2.6% |
+6.5% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46±9.3 about the ME average |
43.4±4.5Lowest 3% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
46±7.9 about the ME average |
| Kids under 18 | 16.3%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
19%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
14.3%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
| Gray and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 25.6%±3.5 ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
25.2%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.5% ME: 36.2% |
44.8% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $65,455±$16k 12% below ME |
$95,236±$8k 27% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$56,324±$5kLowest 25% 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 | $245,800±$59k 17% below ME |
$363,700±$20k 23% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$193,000±$20kLowest 35% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $888±$306 22% below ME |
$1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
— | $838±$333Lowest 26% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,231 27% below ME |
$3,683 21% above ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$2,083Lowest 31% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.7%±27.8 ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
61.5%±34.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| West Paris and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 15.7% ME: 10.7% |
3.5% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
24.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.4% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
80.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1973Lowest 4 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 18% above ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
32 minHighest 32% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.2%±5.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
23.8%±18.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Ogunquit and West Paris 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 | — | #10 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | — | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | — | RSU 17/MSAD 17 |
| High school in town | — | Gray-New Gloucester High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5 |
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| 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.