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Gray vs Hooksett vs Ogunquit vs Warner
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Gray has the most kids (19% under 18).
Hooksett has the most renters (27.5% rent).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Warner has the oldest housing (typical home built 1975).
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 | Hooksett | Ogunquit | Warner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,429Highest |
5,876 |
1,379Lowest |
2,959 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+27.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
+76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5 12% above U.S. |
42.6±2Lowest 10% above U.S. |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
43.7±4 12% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.7%±3.6 U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
17.3%±3.3 U.S.: 22% |
| Gray and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 19.3%±4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.7%±3.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.4%±3.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
41.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
42.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
6.2%±3.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.3%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Hooksett and Gray 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 18% above U.S. |
$101,053±$25k 25% above U.S. |
$114,259±$56kHighest 42% above U.S. |
$94,022±$18kLowest 16% above U.S. |
| Ogunquit and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,700±$20k 9% above U.S. |
$348,100±$32kLowest 5% above U.S. |
$875,700±$79kHighest 163% above U.S. |
$353,100±$22k 6% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89 about the U.S. average |
$1,811±$283Highest 28% above U.S. |
— | $1,219±$123Lowest 14% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,683Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$4,960 59% above U.S. |
$4,473 43% above U.S. |
$7,650Highest 145% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
46%±20.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.7%±21.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Gray and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 3.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
4% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
72.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
74.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1987Highest 7 yrs newer than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1975Lowest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 8% above U.S. |
29 min 11% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
32 minHighest 20% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.4%±4.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.6%±4.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #10 of 133 in ME | #30 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | — | — | Kearsarge Regional School District |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | — | — | 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 |
U.S. 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.