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Gray vs Casco vs Belgrade
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%).
Casco has the most people working from home (26.6%).
Belgrade has the shortest commute (23 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 | Gray | Casco | Belgrade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,429Highest |
3,696 |
3,351Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+1.9% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5Lowest 3% below ME |
52±3.3Highest 16% above ME |
47.3±14.6 6% above ME |
| Casco and Belgrade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
11.3%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.6%±6.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Belgrade and Gray 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% |
26.3%±7.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
23.9%±6.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Casco and Belgrade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.8% ME: 36.2% |
32.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
49.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±2.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.7%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Belgrade 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 |
$69,313±$19kLowest 7% below ME |
$88,338±$13k 18% above ME |
| Gray and Belgrade 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 |
$355,500±$58k 20% above ME |
$312,200±$44kLowest 5% above ME |
| Gray and Casco 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 |
$1,395±$184Highest 22% above ME |
$857±$108Lowest 25% below ME |
| Casco and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,683Highest 21% above ME |
$3,085 about the ME average |
$2,859Lowest 6% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
39.7%±35.5 ME: 48.4% |
17.2%±35.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Casco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.5% ME: 10.7% |
11%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90% ME: 74.3% |
93.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 16% above ME |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
23 minLowest 7% below ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
26.6%±10Highest ME: 15.9% |
20.4%±8.6 ME: 15.9% |
| Casco and Belgrade 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 | — | #71 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 61/MSAD 61 | RSU 18 |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.