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Gray vs Dunbarton vs Windham vs New Gloucester
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).
Dunbarton has the most expensive homes ($484k median).
Windham has the most people working from home (19%).
New Gloucester has the most kids (24.2% under 18).
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 | Dunbarton | Windham | New Gloucester |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,429 |
3,097Lowest |
19,188Highest |
5,766 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5 12% above U.S. |
48±3.7Highest 23% above U.S. |
41.8±1.8 7% above U.S. |
40.1±5.5Lowest 3% above U.S. |
| Dunbarton 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% |
19.8%±3.8 U.S.: 22% |
19.2%±2.7 U.S.: 22% |
24.2%±5.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
| New Gloucester and Dunbarton 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% |
20.4%±4.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.9%±2.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
15.4%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Dunbarton 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% |
39.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
44.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
30.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±2 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.3%±2.1Lowest 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. |
$124,348±$21kHighest 54% above U.S. |
$107,934±$14k 34% above U.S. |
$108,797±$12k 35% above U.S. |
| Dunbarton and New Gloucester 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. |
$484,100±$33kHighest 46% above U.S. |
$388,900±$22k 17% above U.S. |
$357,100±$29kLowest 7% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,166±$70 17% below U.S. |
$1,232±$332 13% below U.S. |
$1,150±$249Lowest 19% below U.S. |
| Gray and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,683 18% above U.S. |
$8,233Highest 164% above U.S. |
$3,938 26% above U.S. |
$3,417Lowest 10% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
54.7%±60.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
32.7%±14.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
24.7%±12Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Gray and Dunbarton 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% |
3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
82.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Lowest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1990 10 yrs newer than U.S. |
1985 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1991Highest 11 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 8% above U.S. |
34 minHighest 27% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
27 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.6%±5.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
19%±4.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.2%±6.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windham and New Gloucester 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 | #33 of 120 in NH | #95 of 133 in ME | #65 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | Dunbarton School District | RSU 14 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | None in town | Windham High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Highest |
— | 12.1Lowest |
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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.