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Gray vs Kittery vs Springfield
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 kids (19% under 18).
Kittery has the most people working from home (22.7%).
Springfield has the most homeowners (90.7%).
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 | Springfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,429 |
10,473Highest |
1,122Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
-4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5Lowest 12% above U.S. |
46.8±2.3 20% above U.S. |
51.4±8.8Highest 32% above U.S. |
| Springfield and Kittery 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% |
15.1%±8 U.S.: 22% |
| Gray and Springfield 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% |
19.8%±1.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
46%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
36.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.5%±1.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
0%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Gray and Kittery 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 18% above U.S. |
$93,728±$14kLowest 16% above U.S. |
$100,893±$19kHighest 25% above U.S. |
| Springfield 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 9% above U.S. |
$468,500±$31kHighest 41% above U.S. |
$384,100±$50k 15% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89 about the U.S. average |
$1,716±$224Highest 21% above U.S. |
$1,096±$217Lowest 22% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,683Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$4,518 45% above U.S. |
$5,946Highest 91% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
38.8%±14.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
25.9%±64.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| 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% U.S.: 12.5% |
6.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
67.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1965Lowest 15 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 8% above U.S. |
20 minLowest 24% below U.S. |
34 minHighest 30% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.7%±7.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.7%±11.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Kittery and Springfield 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 | — |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | Robert W Traip Academy | — |
| 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.