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Gray vs Kittery vs Biddeford vs Raymond
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).
Kittery has the most expensive homes ($469k median).
Biddeford has the most renters (51.9% rent).
Raymond has the most people working from home (32.3%).
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 | Kittery | Biddeford | Raymond |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,429 |
10,473 |
22,498Highest |
4,610Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.1% ME: +2.6% |
+6% ME: +2.6% |
+2.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
46.8±2.3 4% above ME |
35±2.6Lowest 22% below ME |
47.3±4.1Highest 6% above ME |
| Raymond and Kittery 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% |
14.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±2.2 ME: 18.1% |
19.1%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Raymond and Gray 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% |
26.9%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±1.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.2%±5.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Kittery 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% |
46% ME: 36.2% |
32.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
49.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
11%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $95,236±$8kHighest 27% above ME |
$93,728±$14k 25% above ME |
$72,333±$4kLowest 3% below ME |
$88,194±$20k 18% above ME |
| Gray and Kittery 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 |
$468,500±$31kHighest 58% above ME |
$396,600±$25k 34% above ME |
$395,800±$42k 33% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89 20% above ME |
$1,716±$224Highest 51% above ME |
$1,292±$100 13% above ME |
$965±$397Lowest 15% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,683 21% above ME |
$4,518Highest 49% above ME |
$4,401 45% above ME |
$3,139Lowest 3% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.9 ME: 48.4% |
37.2%±6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
38.3%±62.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Kittery 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% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
15.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% ME: 74.3% |
67.2% ME: 74.3% |
48.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1965 12 yrs older than ME |
1952Lowest 25 yrs older than ME |
1976 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 16% above ME |
20 minLowest 19% below ME |
24 min 4% below ME |
37 minHighest 50% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.7%±7.2 ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±2.7 ME: 15.9% |
32.3%±11.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Raymond and Kittery 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 | #17 of 133 in ME | #111 of 133 in ME | #112 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | Kittery Public Schools | Biddeford Public Schools | RSU 14 |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | Robert W Traip Academy | Biddeford High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5 |
9.9Lowest |
14.1Highest |
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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.