Compare towns
Gray vs Hancock vs Harrison
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Gray has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.5%).
Hancock has the most renters (18.9% rent).
Harrison has the most people working from home (22.3%).
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 | Hancock | Harrison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,429Highest |
2,518 |
2,513Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3% ME: +2.6% |
-10.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5Lowest 3% below ME |
56.3±6.4Highest 26% above ME |
56±3.6 25% above ME |
| Hancock and Harrison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.9%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
9.1%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Gray and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.3%±4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
30.2%±7Highest ME: 22.4% |
29.8%±7.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Hancock and Harrison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
34.9% ME: 36.2% |
30.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Hancock 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 27% above ME |
$72,285±$5k 3% below ME |
$56,938±$6kLowest 24% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,700±$20kHighest 23% above ME |
$276,800±$51k 7% below ME |
$249,300±$70kLowest 16% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
$1,171±$65 about the ME average |
$885±$193Lowest 22% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,683Highest 21% above ME |
$1,869Lowest 38% below ME |
$2,731 10% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
42%±15.5 ME: 48.4% |
27.5%±24.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.2% ME: 10.7% |
19.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% ME: 74.3% |
81.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest 16% above ME |
29 min 18% above ME |
31 minHighest 24% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
5.1%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.3%±9.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Harrison and Gray 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 | #117 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | Hancock Public Schools | RSU 17/MSAD 17 |
| 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 |
ME 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.