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Gray vs Farmington
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Gray has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.5%).
Farmington has the most people working from home (20%).
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 | Farmington |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 8,429Highest |
8,157Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5Highest 3% below ME |
38.2±3.3Lowest 15% below ME |
| Gray and Farmington 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% |
10.6%±2.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 19.3%±4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.7%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Farmington 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 ME: 36.2% |
38.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
20.6%±3.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $95,236±$8kHighest 27% above ME |
$54,276±$7kLowest 27% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,700±$20kHighest 23% above ME |
$166,600±$18kLowest 44% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
$902±$106Lowest 21% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,683Highest 21% above ME |
$1,958Lowest 36% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
44.2%±12.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Farmington 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% |
15.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
55.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 16% above ME |
27 minLowest 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
20%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Farmington and Gray 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 | #64 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 09 |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | Mt Blue High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Lowest |
14.2Highest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.