Compare towns
Gray vs Kennebunk vs Raymond vs Windham
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 affordable homes ($364k median).
Kennebunk has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.8%).
Raymond has the most homeowners (89.7%).
Windham has the highest household income ($108k).
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 | Kennebunk | Raymond | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,429 |
6,221 |
4,610Lowest |
19,188Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5% ME: +2.6% |
+10.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
54.3±7.2Highest 21% above ME |
47.3±4.1 6% above ME |
41.8±1.8Lowest 7% below ME |
| Kennebunk and Raymond 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% |
18.1%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.1%±4.9 ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Windham and Raymond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
30.9%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.2%±5.5 ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Kennebunk and Raymond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.8% ME: 36.2% |
52%Highest ME: 36.2% |
49.3% ME: 36.2% |
44.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Windham 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 |
$95,169±$21k 27% above ME |
$88,194±$20kLowest 18% above ME |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
| Windham 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 23% above ME |
$452,800±$17kHighest 53% above ME |
$395,800±$42k 33% above ME |
$388,900±$22k 31% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Raymond 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 |
$1,466±$261Highest 29% above ME |
$965±$397Lowest 15% below ME |
$1,232±$332 8% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,683 21% above ME |
$4,771Highest 57% above ME |
$3,139Lowest 3% above ME |
$3,938 30% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
40.3%±13.2 ME: 48.4% |
38.3%±62.5 ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Kennebunk 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% |
11.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.3% ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% ME: 74.3% |
73.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 16% above ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
37 minHighest 50% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
36.6%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
32.3%±11.3 ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
| Kennebunk and Raymond 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 | #9 of 133 in ME | #112 of 133 in ME | #95 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | — | RSU 14 | RSU 14 |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | — | None in town | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Highest |
— | — | 12.1Lowest |
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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.