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Gray vs Dummerston vs Windham vs Cumberland
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 renters (17.6% rent).
Dummerston has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Windham has the youngest population (median age 41.8).
Cumberland has grown the fastest since 2010 (+17.5%).
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 | Dummerston | Windham | Cumberland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,429 |
2,090Lowest |
19,188Highest |
8,647 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
+17.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5 12% above U.S. |
45.6±11.7Highest 17% above U.S. |
41.8±1.8Lowest 7% above U.S. |
41.9±4 8% above U.S. |
| Dummerston and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.7%±6 U.S.: 22% |
19.2%±2.7 U.S.: 22% |
25.6%±3.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Cumberland and Dummerston 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% |
24.3%±3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.8%±2.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Dummerston and Cumberland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
58.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
44.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
72.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Gray and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $95,236±$8kLowest 18% above U.S. |
$101,696±$21k 26% above U.S. |
$107,934±$14k 34% above U.S. |
$173,894±$20kHighest 115% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,700±$20k 9% above U.S. |
$335,300±$22kLowest about the U.S. average |
$388,900±$22k 17% above U.S. |
$616,800±$42kHighest 85% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89 about the U.S. average |
$1,392±$126 about the U.S. average |
$1,232±$332Lowest 13% below U.S. |
$2,143±$759Highest 52% above U.S. |
| Cumberland and Dummerston 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. |
$4,536 45% above U.S. |
$3,938 26% above U.S. |
$7,116Highest 128% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.1%±32.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
32.7%±14.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
47.1%±31.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Gray and Cumberland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 3.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
90.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1984 4 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
21 minLowest 21% below U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
24 min 8% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
25.9%±10.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
19%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
25.3%±7 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Dummerston and Cumberland 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 | — | #95 of 133 in ME | #25 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | RSU 14 | RSU 51/MSAD 51 |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | None in town | Windham High School | Greely High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Highest |
— | 12.1 |
9.5Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.