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Gray vs Jefferson vs Limerick
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).
Jefferson has the most kids (28% under 18).
Limerick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.2%).
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 | Jefferson | Limerick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,429Highest |
2,647Lowest |
3,400 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5% ME: +2.6% |
+5.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5Highest 3% below ME |
38.1±4.9Lowest 15% below ME |
40.4±9.2 10% below ME |
| Gray and Limerick 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% |
28%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Jefferson 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% |
18.7%±3.5 ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Gray and Jefferson 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% |
27.6% ME: 36.2% |
27.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.6%±2.5 ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Jefferson 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 |
$85,078±$17kLowest 14% above ME |
$101,172±$15kHighest 35% above ME |
| Limerick 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 |
$311,600±$35k 5% above ME |
$269,400±$29kLowest 9% below ME |
| Gray and Jefferson 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 |
$1,120±$130Lowest about the ME average |
$1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
| Limerick 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 |
$2,587 15% below ME |
$2,520Lowest 17% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
29.8%±25.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2 ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Limerick 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% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
83.8% ME: 74.3% |
89.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest 16% above ME |
30 min 23% above ME |
38 minHighest 53% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
8.9%±3.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Limerick and Gray 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 | #45 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | Jefferson Public Schools | — |
| 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 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.