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Gray vs Greene vs Standish
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%).
Greene has the most kids (23.3% under 18).
Standish has the most people working from home (13.6%).
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 | Greene | Standish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,429 |
4,417Lowest |
10,662Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.7% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5Highest 3% below ME |
39.7±4.9Lowest 11% below ME |
40.5±2.8 10% below ME |
| Gray and Standish 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% |
23.3%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Greene and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.3%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±2.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Gray and Standish 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% |
22.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
36% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.6%±3.2 ME: 5.8% |
11.6%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,236±$8kLowest 27% above ME |
$98,093±$16k 31% above ME |
$104,593±$15kHighest 40% above ME |
| Standish and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,700±$20kHighest 23% above ME |
$270,000±$23kLowest 9% below ME |
$336,000±$18k 13% above ME |
| Gray and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
$1,194±$224 5% above ME |
$983±$453Lowest 14% below ME |
| Gray and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,683Highest 21% above ME |
$2,965Lowest about the ME average |
$3,005 about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24 ME: 48.4% |
54.8%±20.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
57.4%±22.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Standish and Gray 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% |
13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.8% ME: 74.3% |
91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 16% above ME |
26 minLowest 4% above ME |
29 minHighest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
11.6%±5.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
13.6%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Standish 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 | #69 of 133 in ME | #18 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 52/MSAD 52 | RSU 06/MSAD 06 |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | None in town | Bonny Eagle High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5 |
— | 12.5 |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | None yet | 5 photos → | 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.