Compare towns
Freeport vs Gray vs New Gloucester
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Freeport has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.9%).
Gray has the oldest housing (typical home built 1983).
New Gloucester has the most kids (24.2% 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 | Freeport | Gray | New Gloucester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,802Highest |
8,429 |
5,766Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5% ME: +2.6% |
+2.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.8±4.3Highest 9% above ME |
43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
| Freeport and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
19%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| New Gloucester and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.7%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
15.4%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Freeport and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 59.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
44.8% ME: 36.2% |
30.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,326±$19k 44% above ME |
$95,236±$8kLowest 27% above ME |
$108,797±$12kHighest 46% above ME |
| New Gloucester and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $508,400±$76kHighest 71% above ME |
$363,700±$20k 23% above ME |
$357,100±$29kLowest 20% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,439±$123Highest 26% above ME |
$1,371±$89 20% above ME |
$1,150±$249Lowest about the ME average |
| Freeport and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,042Highest 66% above ME |
$3,683 21% above ME |
$3,417Lowest 13% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62%±18.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24 ME: 48.4% |
24.7%±12Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Freeport and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
4.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.4% ME: 74.3% |
82.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 4% below ME |
29 minHighest 16% above ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 21.2%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±6.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Freeport and New Gloucester 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 | #4 of 133 in ME | #10 of 133 in ME | #65 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 05 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 15/MSAD 15 |
| High school in town | Freeport High School | Gray-New Gloucester High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Lowest |
12.5Highest |
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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.