Compare towns
Gray vs Bath vs St. George
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
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).
St. George has the oldest population (median age 58.3).
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 | St. George |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,429 |
8,815Highest |
2,606Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3% ME: +2.6% |
+0.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5Lowest 3% below ME |
45.4±3 about the ME average |
58.3±9.8Highest 30% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
11.1%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Gray and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.3%±4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
25.2%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
39.2%±8.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.8% ME: 36.2% |
42.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
46.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.1%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| 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±$8kHighest 27% above ME |
$69,390±$12kLowest 7% below ME |
$89,155±$10k 19% above ME |
| Gray and St. George are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,700±$20kHighest 23% above ME |
$310,900±$30kLowest 5% above ME |
$356,300±$79k 20% above ME |
| Gray and St. George are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89 20% above ME |
$1,044±$116Lowest 8% below ME |
$1,465±$293Highest 29% above ME |
| St. George and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,683 21% above ME |
$3,847Highest 27% above ME |
$3,359Lowest 11% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
27.2%±35.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| 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 ME: 10.7% |
12.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% ME: 74.3% |
64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
86.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1976 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 16% above ME |
24 minLowest about the ME average |
25 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±6 ME: 15.9% |
20.1%±11.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| St. George 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 | #46 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 01 - LKRSU | St George Public Schools |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | Morse High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Lowest |
14.8Highest |
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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.