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Gray vs Litchfield vs Sabattus
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Gray has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.5%).
Litchfield has the most people working from home (24.2%).
Sabattus has the most affordable homes ($180k 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 | Litchfield | Sabattus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,429Highest |
3,680Lowest |
5,116 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5Lowest 3% below ME |
46.4±10.2 4% above ME |
51.2±4.6Highest 14% above ME |
| Sabattus and Litchfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.6%±4.7 ME: 18.1% |
13.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Gray and Litchfield 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% |
19.1%±4.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
24.4%±5.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Sabattus 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%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25.4% ME: 36.2% |
17.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
1.9%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
6.6%±3.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Sabattus 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 27% above ME |
$84,904±$15k 14% above ME |
$59,387±$6kLowest 21% below ME |
| Gray and Litchfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,700±$20kHighest 23% above ME |
$243,900±$26k 18% below ME |
$180,000±$39kLowest 39% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
$1,173±$341 about the ME average |
$949±$23Lowest 17% below ME |
| Gray and Litchfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,683Highest 21% above ME |
$2,545 16% below ME |
$2,151Lowest 29% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
32%±60.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
38.7%±51 ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Sabattus 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% |
4.3% ME: 10.7% |
8.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
96.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
95.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1989 12 yrs newer than ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest 16% above ME |
32 minHighest 30% above ME |
30 min 21% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
24.2%±11.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
21.5%±10.1 ME: 15.9% |
| Litchfield and Sabattus 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 | #131 of 133 in ME | #129 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 04 | RSU 04 |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.