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Gray vs Greensboro vs Pomfret
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 kids (19% under 18).
Greensboro has the oldest population (median age 54.8).
Pomfret has the most people working from home (30.3%).
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 | Greensboro | Pomfret |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,429Highest |
633Lowest |
908 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5Lowest 12% above U.S. |
54.8±5.1Highest 41% above U.S. |
53.4±12.1 37% above U.S. |
| Greensboro and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
12.6%±5.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
15.4%±6 U.S.: 22% |
| Gray and Pomfret 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% |
37.1%±4.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
29.5%±6.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Greensboro and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
56.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
58%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
6.8%±2.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.4%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Greensboro and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,236±$8kHighest 18% above U.S. |
$91,750±$18k 14% above U.S. |
$84,229±$8kLowest 4% above U.S. |
| Gray and Greensboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,700±$20kLowest 9% above U.S. |
$392,400±$59k 18% above U.S. |
$399,200±$144kHighest 20% above U.S. |
| Pomfret and Greensboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,113±$58Lowest 21% below U.S. |
$1,170±$98 17% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,683Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$5,786 86% above U.S. |
$6,722Highest 116% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
27.5%±49.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
24%±22.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Gray and Greensboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
81.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
81.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1973 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1970Lowest 10 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 8% above U.S. |
32 minHighest 21% above U.S. |
24 minLowest 11% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
14%±5.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
30.3%±10.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #10 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | Mountain View Union Elementary School District #94 | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 |
| 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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| Old photos in History | 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.