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Gray vs Hampton vs North 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 affordable homes ($364k median).
Hampton has the most people working from home (21.7%).
North Berwick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.8%).
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 | North Berwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,429 |
16,426Highest |
5,129Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5 12% above U.S. |
55.8±2.1Highest 43% above U.S. |
41.6±4.7Lowest 7% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4 U.S.: 22% |
11.6%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.2%±5.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
| North Berwick and Gray 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% |
20.9%±5 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
42.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
29%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.1%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.7%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Gray and North Berwick 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. |
$95,233±$9kLowest 18% above U.S. |
$101,875±$16kHighest 26% above U.S. |
| North Berwick and Gray 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. |
$428,500±$33k 29% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89 about the U.S. average |
$1,628±$94Highest 15% above U.S. |
$1,105±$116Lowest 22% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,683Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$6,813Highest 118% above U.S. |
$3,735 20% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.8%±10.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
66.2%±28.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| North Berwick and Hampton 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%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
73.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
88.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1978Lowest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 8% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
31 minHighest 18% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.7%±3.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
15%±5.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Hampton and North Berwick 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 | #82 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | Hampton School District · Winnacunnet Cooperative School District | RSU 60/MSAD 60 |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | Winnacunnet High School | Noble High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Highest |
10.1Lowest |
12.0 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.