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Gray vs Concord vs Eliot
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 the most kids (19% under 18).
Concord has the most renters (43.2% rent).
Eliot has the most expensive homes ($499k 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 | Concord | Eliot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,429 |
44,375Highest |
7,146Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5 12% above U.S. |
40.7±1.3Lowest 5% above U.S. |
50.8±5.9Highest 31% above U.S. |
| Eliot and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.2%±1.3 U.S.: 22% |
16.3%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Gray and Concord 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% |
18.7%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
27.8%±6.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Eliot and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
42.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
43.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
6%±0.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Concord 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. |
$84,902±$5kLowest 5% above U.S. |
$101,522±$10kHighest 26% above U.S. |
| Eliot 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 9% above U.S. |
$350,900±$13kLowest 5% above U.S. |
$498,900±$62kHighest 50% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89Lowest about the U.S. average |
$1,441±$43 about the U.S. average |
$1,948±$471Highest 38% above U.S. |
| Eliot and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,683Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$7,227Highest 132% above U.S. |
$4,549 46% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.1%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
55.1%±20.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Gray and Eliot 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% |
8.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
56.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1969Lowest 11 yrs older than U.S. |
1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
23 min 13% below U.S. |
23 minLowest 15% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.1%±1.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
17.4%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Eliot and Concord 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 | #89 of 120 in NH | #19 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | Concord School District · Merrimack Valley School District | RSU 35/MSAD 35 |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | Concord High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Lowest |
13.0Highest |
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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.