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Gray vs Kittery vs Concord
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 homeowners (82.4%).
Kittery has the most people working from home (22.7%).
Concord has the most renters (43.2% rent).
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 | Concord |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,429Lowest |
10,473 |
44,375Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
+3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5 12% above U.S. |
46.8±2.3Highest 20% above U.S. |
40.7±1.3Lowest 5% above U.S. |
| Kittery and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.7%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
17.2%±1.3 U.S.: 22% |
| Gray and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.3%±4 U.S.: 17.2% |
26.9%±4.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.7%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Kittery and Gray 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% |
46%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
42.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.5%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6%±0.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Concord 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±$8kHighest 18% above U.S. |
$93,728±$14k 16% above U.S. |
$84,902±$5kLowest 5% above U.S. |
| 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±$20k 9% above U.S. |
$468,500±$31kHighest 41% above U.S. |
$350,900±$13kLowest 5% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89Lowest about the U.S. average |
$1,716±$224Highest 21% above U.S. |
$1,441±$43 about the U.S. average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,683Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$4,518 45% above U.S. |
$7,227Highest 132% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
38.8%±14.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.1%±5.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Gray and Concord 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% |
6.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
67.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
56.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1965Lowest 15 yrs older than U.S. |
1969 11 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
20 minLowest 24% below U.S. |
23 min 13% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.7%±7.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.1%±1.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Kittery and Concord 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 | #89 of 120 in NH |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | Kittery Public Schools | Concord School District · Merrimack Valley School District |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | Robert W Traip Academy | Concord High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5 |
9.9Lowest |
13.0Highest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.