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Gray vs Hollis vs Standish
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 kids (19% under 18).
Hollis has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.8%).
Standish has the highest household income ($105k).
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 | Standish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,429 |
4,872Lowest |
10,662Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5% ME: +2.6% |
+10.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
43.8±4.2Highest about the ME average |
40.5±2.8Lowest 10% below ME |
| Hollis and Gray 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% |
16.4%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Gray and Hollis 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%±3.5 ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±2.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Gray and Hollis 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%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
36% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
11.6%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,236±$8kLowest 27% above ME |
$95,950±$24k 28% above ME |
$104,593±$15kHighest 40% above ME |
| Standish and Hollis 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 |
$336,000±$18kLowest 13% above 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 |
$983±$453Lowest 14% below 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 |
$3,005 about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24 ME: 48.4% |
48.9%±30.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
57.4%±22.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Standish 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% |
7.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.6% ME: 74.3% |
91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest 16% above ME |
29 min 18% above ME |
29 minHighest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.9%±4.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
13.6%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Hollis and Standish 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 | #18 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | RSU 06/MSAD 06 |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | None in town | Bonny Eagle High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5 |
— | 12.5 |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.