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Gray vs Hancock vs New Gloucester vs Ogunquit
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hancock has the most affordable homes ($277k median).
New Gloucester has the most kids (24.2% under 18).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
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 | Hancock | New Gloucester | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,429Highest |
2,518 |
5,766 |
1,379Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5% ME: +2.6% |
+3% ME: +2.6% |
+2.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
56.3±6.4 26% above ME |
40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
13.9%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
24.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| New Gloucester and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
30.2%±7 ME: 22.4% |
15.4%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.8% ME: 36.2% |
34.9% ME: 36.2% |
30.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Ogunquit 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 27% above ME |
$72,285±$5kLowest 3% below ME |
$108,797±$12k 46% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
| Ogunquit and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,700±$20k 23% above ME |
$276,800±$51kLowest 7% below ME |
$357,100±$29k 20% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
$1,171±$65 about the ME average |
$1,150±$249Lowest about the ME average |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,683 21% above ME |
$1,869Lowest 38% below ME |
$3,417 13% above ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
42%±15.5 ME: 48.4% |
24.7%±12 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest 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% ME: 10.7% |
8.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.3% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% ME: 74.3% |
81.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.9% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 16% above ME |
29 minHighest 18% above ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
5.1%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±6.5 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #10 of 133 in ME | #117 of 133 in ME | #65 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | Hancock Public Schools | RSU 15/MSAD 15 | — |
| 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 | 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.