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Gray vs Danforth vs Monticello
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 expensive homes ($364k median).
Danforth has the most affordable homes ($85k median).
Monticello has the most homeowners (88.2%).
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 | Danforth | Monticello |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,429Highest |
452Lowest |
674 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
— | -6.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5Lowest 3% below ME |
51.9±5.3 16% above ME |
52.7±6Highest 18% above ME |
| Monticello and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.8%±6.6 ME: 18.1% |
13.8%±4.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Gray and Danforth 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% |
22.6%±5.8 ME: 22.4% |
28.2%±4.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Monticello and Danforth 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 ME: 36.2% |
4.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
9.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Monticello 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 |
$42,264±$11kLowest 43% below ME |
$51,875±$13k 31% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,700±$20kHighest 23% above ME |
$85,200±$20kLowest 71% below ME |
$125,800±$36k 58% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
$629±$22Lowest 45% below ME |
$833±$434 27% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,683Highest 21% above ME |
— | $1,200Lowest 60% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
11.5%±71.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
37.5%±62.8 ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Monticello 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% ME: 10.7% |
19.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% ME: 74.3% |
79.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 16% above ME |
27 minLowest 9% above ME |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
3%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±4.2 ME: 15.9% |
| Gray and Monticello 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 | — | — |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | — | — |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | — | — |
| 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.