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Gardiner vs Rye vs Dover-Foxcroft
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Gardiner has the oldest housing (typical home built 1944).
Rye has the most expensive homes ($1028k median).
Dover-Foxcroft has the shortest commute (15 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 | Gardiner | Rye | Dover-Foxcroft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,088Highest |
5,611 |
4,506Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
+5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42±3.6 8% above U.S. |
55.1±3Highest 42% above U.S. |
38±4.1Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.2%±4 U.S.: 22% |
21.2%±3.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Dover-Foxcroft and Rye are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.7%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
31.7%±5.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.4%±4.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
61.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
28.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.2%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.9%±0.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Gardiner and Dover-Foxcroft are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,782±$10k 11% below U.S. |
$140,655±$39kHighest 74% above U.S. |
$63,344±$6kLowest 22% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $221,600±$19k 33% below U.S. |
$1,028,100±$89kHighest 209% above U.S. |
$162,600±$12kLowest 51% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,113±$191 21% below U.S. |
$1,781±$156Highest 26% above U.S. |
$880±$97Lowest 38% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,742 12% below U.S. |
$7,519Highest 141% above U.S. |
$1,916Lowest 39% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.6%±13.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.3%±16.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
37.3%±16.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Gardiner and Rye are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
6.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
15.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
85.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
67%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1944Lowest 36 yrs older than U.S. |
1972 8 yrs older than U.S. |
1973Highest 7 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 14% above U.S. |
29 min 9% above U.S. |
15 minLowest 44% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 13.9%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
30.9%±7.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.6%±6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #36 of 133 in ME | #2 of 120 in NH | #89 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 11/MSAD 11 | Rye School District | RSU 68/MSAD 68 |
| High school in town | Gardiner Area High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.8 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.