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Gray vs Biddeford vs Woolwich
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Gray has the most kids (19% under 18).
Biddeford has the most renters (51.9% rent).
Woolwich has the most affordable homes ($255k 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 | Gray | Biddeford | Woolwich |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,429 |
22,498Highest |
3,158Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6% ME: +2.6% |
-0.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
35±2.6Lowest 22% below ME |
55.8±5.5Highest 25% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±2.2 ME: 18.1% |
15%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Gray and Biddeford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±1.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
33.9%±8.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.8% ME: 36.2% |
32.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
52.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
11%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,236±$8k 27% above ME |
$72,333±$4kLowest 3% below ME |
$102,175±$26kHighest 37% above ME |
| Woolwich and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,700±$20k 23% above ME |
$396,600±$25kHighest 34% above ME |
$254,500±$59kLowest 14% below ME |
| Biddeford and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
$1,292±$100Lowest 13% above ME |
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| Gray and Biddeford 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 |
$4,401Highest 45% above ME |
$2,433Lowest 20% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24 ME: 48.4% |
37.2%±6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
64.3%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Woolwich and Gray 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% |
15.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
13.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% ME: 74.3% |
48.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
95.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1952Lowest 25 yrs older than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 16% above ME |
24 minLowest 4% below ME |
29 minHighest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±2.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.9%±6.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Biddeford and Gray 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 | #111 of 133 in ME | #92 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | Biddeford Public Schools | RSU 01 - LKRSU |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | Biddeford High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Lowest |
14.1Highest |
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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.