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Gray vs Hanover vs Ogunquit vs Roque Bluffs
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Gray has the youngest population (median age 43.4).
Ogunquit has the most expensive homes ($876k median).
Roque Bluffs has the most kids (24.1% under 18).
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 | Hanover | Ogunquit | Roque Bluffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,429Highest |
276Lowest |
1,379 |
369 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
— | +76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 43.4±4.5Lowest 3% below ME |
53.3±10.3 19% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
51.1±13.4 14% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Hanover 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% |
15.9%±9.8 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.1%±9.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Roque Bluffs and Gray 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% |
21.7%±12.6 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
26.3%±9.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit and Roque Bluffs 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% |
44.7% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
39.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.7%±4 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
1.9%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Hanover 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 |
$55,417±$52kLowest 26% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$89,375±$34k 20% above ME |
| Ogunquit 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±$20k 23% above ME |
$334,500±$36k 13% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$290,300±$59kLowest about the ME average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
— | — | $950±$515Lowest 17% below ME |
| Gray and Roque Bluffs are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,683 21% above ME |
$2,492 18% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$1,859Lowest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24 ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
80%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Roque Bluffs and Gray 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% |
18.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.8% ME: 74.3% |
94.3% ME: 74.3% |
96.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 16% above ME |
22 min 9% below ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
17 minLowest 32% below ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
25%±19.2 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
13.9%±8.6 ME: 15.9% |
| Ogunquit and Hanover 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 | — | — | — |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | — | — | — |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | — | — | — |
| 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.