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Gray vs Limerick vs Cumberland
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 renters (17.6% rent).
Limerick has the most affordable homes ($269k median).
Cumberland has the highest household income ($174k).
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 | Limerick | Cumberland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,429 |
3,400Lowest |
8,647Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.2% ME: +2.6% |
+17.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5Highest 3% below ME |
40.4±9.2Lowest 10% below ME |
41.9±4 6% below ME |
| Gray and Cumberland 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% |
18.7%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
25.6%±3.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Cumberland 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% |
17.1%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.8%±2.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Cumberland 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% ME: 36.2% |
27.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
72.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Cumberland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,236±$8kLowest 27% above ME |
$101,172±$15k 35% above ME |
$173,894±$20kHighest 133% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,700±$20k 23% above ME |
$269,400±$29kLowest 9% below ME |
$616,800±$42kHighest 108% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89Lowest 20% above ME |
$1,758±$407 54% above ME |
$2,143±$759Highest 88% above ME |
| Cumberland and Limerick 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 |
$2,520Lowest 17% below ME |
$7,116Highest 134% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
47.1%±31.3 ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Cumberland 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% |
6.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.8% ME: 74.3% |
90.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 16% above ME |
38 minHighest 53% above ME |
24 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7 ME: 15.9% |
25.3%±7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Cumberland and Limerick 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 | — | #25 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | — | RSU 51/MSAD 51 |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | — | Greely High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Highest |
— | 9.5Lowest |
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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.