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Gray vs Bath vs Rye vs New Gloucester
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Gray has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.5%).
Bath has the most renters (35.7% rent).
Rye has the most expensive homes ($1028k median).
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 | Gray | Bath | Rye | New Gloucester |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,429 |
8,815Highest |
5,611Lowest |
5,766 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5 12% above U.S. |
45.4±3 17% above U.S. |
55.1±3Highest 42% above U.S. |
40.1±5.5Lowest 3% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4 U.S.: 22% |
15.5%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.2%±4 U.S.: 22% |
24.2%±5.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
| New Gloucester and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 19.3%±4 U.S.: 17.2% |
25.2%±4.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
31.7%±5.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.4%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Rye and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
42.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
61.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
30.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.5%±2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.2%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.3%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bath and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $95,236±$8k 18% above U.S. |
$69,390±$12kLowest 14% below U.S. |
$140,655±$39kHighest 74% above U.S. |
$108,797±$12k 35% above U.S. |
| Rye and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,700±$20k 9% above U.S. |
$310,900±$30kLowest 7% below U.S. |
$1,028,100±$89kHighest 209% above U.S. |
$357,100±$29k 7% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89 about the U.S. average |
$1,044±$116Lowest 26% below U.S. |
$1,781±$156Highest 26% above U.S. |
$1,150±$249 19% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,683 18% above U.S. |
$3,847 23% above U.S. |
$7,519Highest 141% above U.S. |
$3,417Lowest 10% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
51.3%±15.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
44.3%±16.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
24.7%±12Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Gray and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 3.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
12.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
64.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
85.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1972 8 yrs older than U.S. |
1991Highest 11 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 8% above U.S. |
24 minLowest 9% below U.S. |
29 minHighest 9% above U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.3%±6 U.S.: 15.1% |
30.9%±7.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.2%±6.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Rye and Bath 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 | #31 of 133 in ME | #2 of 120 in NH | #65 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 01 - LKRSU | Rye School District | RSU 15/MSAD 15 |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | Morse High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Lowest |
14.8Highest |
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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.