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Gray vs Hampton vs Brunswick
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 homeowners (82.4%).
Hampton has the most expensive homes ($550k median).
Brunswick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.3%).
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 | Hampton | Brunswick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,429Lowest |
16,426 |
22,336Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5 12% above U.S. |
55.8±2.1Highest 43% above U.S. |
40±2.8Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
11.6%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
17.2%±2.2 U.S.: 22% |
| Gray and Brunswick 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% |
30.9%±2.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.9%±2.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
42.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
53.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.1%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
13.3%±1.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,236±$8kHighest 18% above U.S. |
$95,233±$9k 18% above U.S. |
$74,952±$6kLowest 7% below U.S. |
| Gray and Hampton 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. |
$550,200±$39kHighest 65% above U.S. |
$376,300±$15k 13% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89Lowest about the U.S. average |
$1,628±$94Highest 15% above U.S. |
$1,469±$99 4% above U.S. |
| Hampton and Brunswick 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. |
$6,813Highest 118% above U.S. |
$4,756 52% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.8%±10.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.4%±8.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Hampton 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 U.S.: 12.5% |
5.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
7.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
73.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
71.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1978Lowest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1982 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
23 minLowest 11% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.7%±3.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.8%±3.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Hampton and Brunswick 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 | #31 of 120 in NH | #30 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | Hampton School District · Winnacunnet Cooperative School District | Brunswick Public Schools · Brunswick-Region 10 |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | Winnacunnet High School | Brunswick High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Highest |
10.1Lowest |
10.9 |
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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.