Compare towns
Gray vs Little Falls vs Mapleton
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 people working from home (12.3%).
Little Falls has grown the fastest since 2010 (+21.9%).
Mapleton has the most affordable homes ($192k 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 | Little Falls | Mapleton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,429Highest |
718Lowest |
1,884 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5% ME: +2.6% |
+21.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
46.3±21.2Highest 3% above ME |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
| Little Falls and Gray 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% |
15.5%±16.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.3%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.1%±3.3 ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Gray and Little Falls 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% |
22.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±3.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Mapleton 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 27% above ME |
$127,500±$72kHighest 71% above ME |
$91,731±$25kLowest 23% above ME |
| Little Falls 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±$20k 23% above ME |
$375,800±$96kHighest 27% above ME |
$191,800±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
| Little Falls and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89 20% above ME |
$2,205±$101Highest 94% above ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,683 21% above ME |
$4,041Highest 33% above ME |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
15.3%±31.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 3.5% ME: 10.7% |
0.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
67.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 16% above ME |
27 minLowest 8% above ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
0%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Gray and Mapleton 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 | — | — |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | — | RSU 79/MSAD 01 |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.