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Gray vs Epping vs Raymond 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 affordable homes ($364k median).
Raymond has the most people working from home (32.3%).
Cumberland has the highest household income ($174k).
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 | Epping | Raymond | Cumberland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,429 |
7,430 |
4,610Lowest |
8,647Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+11.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+17.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5 12% above U.S. |
45.1±3.5 16% above U.S. |
47.3±4.1Highest 22% above U.S. |
41.9±4Lowest 8% above U.S. |
| Raymond and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4 U.S.: 22% |
18.7%±4.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.1%±4.9 U.S.: 22% |
25.6%±3.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Cumberland and Raymond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 19.3%±4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.6%±5.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.2%±5.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.8%±2.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Epping 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
37%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
49.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
72.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±3.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.5%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Gray and Epping 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. |
$104,220±$7k 29% above U.S. |
$88,194±$20kLowest 9% above U.S. |
$173,894±$20kHighest 115% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,700±$20kLowest 9% above U.S. |
$436,900±$35k 31% above U.S. |
$395,800±$42k 19% above U.S. |
$616,800±$42kHighest 85% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89 about the U.S. average |
$1,742±$576 23% above U.S. |
$965±$397Lowest 32% below U.S. |
$2,143±$759Highest 52% above U.S. |
| Cumberland and Epping 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. |
$6,936 122% above U.S. |
$3,139Lowest about the U.S. average |
$7,116Highest 128% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24 U.S.: 51.1% |
67.8%±25.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
38.3%±62.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
47.1%±31.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Epping and Gray 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% |
4.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
5.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
89.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
90.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1989Highest 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
1976Lowest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1984 4 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 8% above U.S. |
32 min 22% above U.S. |
37 minHighest 40% above U.S. |
24 minLowest 8% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
24%±6.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
32.3%±11.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
25.3%±7 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Raymond 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 | #77 of 120 in NH | #112 of 133 in ME | #25 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | Epping School District | RSU 14 | RSU 51/MSAD 51 |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | Epping High School | None in town | Greely High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Highest |
9.3Lowest |
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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.