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Gray vs Hampden vs Hampton Falls vs Berwick
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 renters (17.6% rent).
Hampden has the shortest commute (23 min average).
Hampton Falls has the most expensive homes ($773k median).
Berwick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.7%).
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 | Hampden | Hampton Falls | Berwick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,429Highest |
7,896 |
2,328Lowest |
8,175 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5 12% above U.S. |
41±2.9 5% above U.S. |
49.5±7.3Highest 27% above U.S. |
40.7±2.9Lowest 5% above U.S. |
| Hampton Falls and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
25.8%±5.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.1%±5.6 U.S.: 22% |
22.7%±4.4 U.S.: 22% |
| Hampden and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 19.3%±4 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.2%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
25%±3.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.2%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Hampton Falls 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
45.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
54.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
35%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.3%±2.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.7%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Gray and Hampden 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. |
$111,959±$13k 39% above U.S. |
$166,157±$14kHighest 106% above U.S. |
$94,771±$24kLowest 17% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,700±$20k 9% above U.S. |
$301,300±$38kLowest 9% below U.S. |
$772,600±$76kHighest 132% above U.S. |
$369,100±$19k 11% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89 about the U.S. average |
$1,286±$317Lowest 9% below U.S. |
$1,852±$475Highest 31% above U.S. |
$1,452±$430 about the U.S. average |
| Hampton Falls and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,683Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$3,694 18% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$4,436 42% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
22.2%±15.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
27.2%±22.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
50.6%±46 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Gray and Berwick 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% |
7.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
85.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
86.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
87.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1982 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1981Lowest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1989Highest 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 8% above U.S. |
23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
32 minHighest 22% above U.S. |
30 min 12% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.3%±5.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
21.8%±4.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
20.2%±7.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Hampton Falls and Hampden 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 | #6 of 133 in ME | — | #101 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 22 | Hampton Falls School District | RSU 60/MSAD 60 |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | Hampden Academy | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Lowest |
14.8Highest |
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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.