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Gray vs Lynnfield vs Ogunquit vs Wakefield
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 affordable homes ($364k median).
Lynnfield has the most kids (28% under 18).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Wakefield has the most renters (29.3% rent).
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 | Lynnfield | Ogunquit | Wakefield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,429 |
13,064 |
1,379Lowest |
27,793Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+12.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
+76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5 12% above U.S. |
41.4±2.1Lowest 6% above U.S. |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
42.4±1.7 9% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4 U.S.: 22% |
28%±4.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20%±2.2 U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 19.3%±4 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.9%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19%±1.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
62.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
59.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.2%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±0.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Gray and Wakefield 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 18% above U.S. |
$175,265±$23kHighest 117% above U.S. |
$114,259±$56k 42% above U.S. |
$134,306±$14k 66% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,700±$20kLowest 9% above U.S. |
$917,600±$31kHighest 176% above U.S. |
$875,700±$79k 163% above U.S. |
$723,500±$24k 117% above U.S. |
| Lynnfield and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89Lowest about the U.S. average |
$2,676±$219Highest 89% above U.S. |
— | $1,958±$102 39% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,683Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$4,473 43% above U.S. |
$7,779 149% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24 U.S.: 51.1% |
69.2%±21.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
43.7%±7.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Lynnfield and Gray 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%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
87.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
70.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1964 16 yrs older than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1956Lowest 24 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 8% above U.S. |
32 min 22% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
33 minHighest 26% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
27.4%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
24.6%±3.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Ogunquit and Lynnfield 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 | #27 of 282 in MA | — | #179 of 282 in MA |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | Lynnfield | — | Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational Technical · Wakefield |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | Lynnfield High | — | Northeast Metro Regional Vocational |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Highest |
12.0 |
— | 10.7Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.