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Gray vs Hampden vs Ogunquit vs Sullivan
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 most kids (25.8% under 18).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Sullivan has the most affordable homes ($237k median).
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 | Ogunquit | Sullivan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,429Highest |
7,896 |
1,379 |
687Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
+76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5 12% above U.S. |
41±2.9Lowest 5% above U.S. |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
46.6±6.5 20% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4 U.S.: 22% |
25.8%±5.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
16.3%±5 U.S.: 22% |
| Hampden and Gray 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% |
43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.5%±3.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
45.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
28.5%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% |
4.2%±2.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±2.6Lowest 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±$8kLowest 18% above U.S. |
$111,959±$13k 39% above U.S. |
$114,259±$56kHighest 42% above U.S. |
$106,667±$20k 32% above U.S. |
| Ogunquit and Hampden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,700±$20k 9% above U.S. |
$301,300±$38k 9% below U.S. |
$875,700±$79kHighest 163% above U.S. |
$236,500±$29kLowest 29% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,286±$317 9% below U.S. |
— | $1,225±$275Lowest 13% below U.S. |
| Gray and Hampden 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. |
$4,473 43% above U.S. |
$5,099Highest 63% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
22.2%±15.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
40%±84.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Gray and Sullivan 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% |
7.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
85.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
93.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1982 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1978Lowest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 8% above U.S. |
23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
32 minHighest 22% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
21.3%±5.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
4.2%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #10 of 133 in ME | #6 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 22 | — | — |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | Hampden Academy | — | — |
| 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.