Compare towns
Gray vs Eliot vs Raymond
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 youngest population (median age 43.4).
Eliot has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.3%).
Raymond has the most people working from home (32.3%).
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 | Eliot | Raymond |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,429Highest |
7,146 |
4,610Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5% ME: +2.6% |
+8.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5Lowest 3% below ME |
50.8±5.9Highest 13% above ME |
47.3±4.1 6% above ME |
| Eliot and Raymond 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% |
16.3%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.1%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Raymond 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% |
27.8%±6.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.2%±5.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Eliot and Raymond 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% |
43.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
49.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Raymond 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 27% above ME |
$101,522±$10kHighest 36% above ME |
$88,194±$20kLowest 18% above ME |
| 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±$20kLowest 23% above ME |
$498,900±$62kHighest 68% above ME |
$395,800±$42k 33% above ME |
| Eliot and Raymond 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 |
$1,948±$471Highest 71% above ME |
$965±$397Lowest 15% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,683 21% above ME |
$4,549Highest 50% above ME |
$3,139Lowest 3% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
55.1%±20.1 ME: 48.4% |
38.3%±62.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| 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 ME: 10.7% |
4.8% ME: 10.7% |
5.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% ME: 74.3% |
79.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 16% above ME |
23 minLowest 9% below ME |
37 minHighest 50% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.4%±4.7 ME: 15.9% |
32.3%±11.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Raymond and Eliot 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 | #19 of 133 in ME | #112 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 35/MSAD 35 | RSU 14 |
| 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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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.