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Gray vs Hollis vs Poland
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 most expensive homes ($364k median).
Hollis has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.8%).
Poland has the most people working from home (21.9%).
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 | Hollis | Poland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,429Highest |
4,872Lowest |
5,954 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+9.9% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5Lowest 3% below ME |
43.8±4.2 about the ME average |
44.2±9.4Highest about the ME average |
| Poland and Hollis 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% |
16.4%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.4%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Poland and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.3%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
16.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
17.8%±4.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Gray and Poland 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% |
30.7% ME: 36.2% |
23.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Hollis 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 |
$95,950±$24kHighest 28% above ME |
$85,557±$23kLowest 14% above ME |
| Hollis 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±$20kHighest 23% above ME |
$338,900±$27k 14% above ME |
$283,600±$44kLowest 4% below ME |
| Gray and Hollis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89 20% above ME |
$1,372±$293Highest 20% above ME |
$1,198±$128Lowest 5% above ME |
| Hollis and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,683Highest 21% above ME |
$2,625Lowest 14% below ME |
$2,774 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24 ME: 48.4% |
48.9%±30.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
61.6%±30.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Poland 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 ME: 10.7% |
5.7% ME: 10.7% |
16.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% ME: 74.3% |
87.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 16% above ME |
29 minHighest 18% above ME |
28 minLowest 13% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.9%±4.7 ME: 15.9% |
21.9%±10.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Poland and Hollis 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 | #88 of 133 in ME | #81 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | RSU 16 |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | None in town | Poland Regional H S |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Highest |
— | 12.2Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.