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Gray vs Hudson vs Hudson
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 affordable homes ($364k median).
Hudson has the most renters (32% rent).
Hudson has the highest household income ($103k).
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 | Hudson | Hudson |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,429Lowest |
15,719 |
20,077Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5 12% above U.S. |
43.8±2.6Highest 13% above U.S. |
42.9±1.7Lowest 10% above U.S. |
| Hudson and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4 U.S.: 22% |
17.8%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.3%±2.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Hudson and Gray 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% |
21.4%±2.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.1%±2.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Hudson and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
43.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
46.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4%±1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Gray and Hudson 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. |
$90,524±$9kLowest 12% above U.S. |
$103,400±$13kHighest 28% above U.S. |
| Hudson 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±$20kLowest 9% above U.S. |
$473,300±$15k 42% above U.S. |
$496,800±$22kHighest 49% above U.S. |
| Hudson and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89Lowest about the U.S. average |
$1,397±$83 about the U.S. average |
$1,406±$82Highest about the U.S. average |
| Hudson and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,683Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$6,597 112% above U.S. |
$6,892Highest 121% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
40.4%±8.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
40.8%±8.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Gray and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
68%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
73.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1968Lowest 12 yrs older than U.S. |
1970 10 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest 8% above U.S. |
30 min 14% above U.S. |
31 minHighest 17% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.3%±4.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
19.6%±3.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Hudson and Hudson 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 | #224 of 282 in MA | #224 of 282 in MA |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | — | Hudson |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | — | Hudson High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Highest |
— | 10.2Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | 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.