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Gray vs Kittery vs Rumney
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.5%).
Kittery has the most people working from home (22.7%).
Rumney has the most affordable homes ($310k median).
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 | Rumney |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,429 |
10,473Highest |
1,458Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5Lowest 12% above U.S. |
46.8±2.3Highest 20% above U.S. |
44.5±2.3 14% above U.S. |
| Kittery and Rumney 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% |
18.7%±4.3 U.S.: 22% |
| Gray and Rumney 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% |
26.9%±4.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.1%±3.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Kittery and Rumney 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% |
41.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.5%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.9%±2.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Gray and Rumney 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. |
$79,444±$21kLowest about the U.S. average |
| 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. |
$309,800±$37kLowest 7% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89 about the U.S. average |
$1,716±$224Highest 21% above U.S. |
$1,064±$100Lowest 25% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,683Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$4,518 45% above U.S. |
$4,716Highest 51% 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% |
48.1%±21.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Gray and Rumney 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% |
10.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
67.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
77.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1965Lowest 15 yrs older than U.S. |
1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 8% above U.S. |
20 minLowest 24% below U.S. |
33 minHighest 24% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.7%±7.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.4%±7 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Kittery and Rumney 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 | — |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | Kittery Public Schools | Rumney School District |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | Robert W Traip Academy | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Highest |
9.9Lowest |
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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.