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Gray vs Manchester vs Ogunquit
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 youngest population (median age 43.4).
Manchester has the shortest commute (20 min average).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
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 | Manchester | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,429Highest |
2,424 |
1,379Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5% ME: +2.6% |
-4.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5Lowest 3% below ME |
46.9±4.6 5% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 19.3%±4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.6%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
47.5% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Ogunquit 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 |
$92,031±$16kLowest 23% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
| Ogunquit 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 |
$299,600±$40kLowest about the ME average |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
$993±$116Lowest 13% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,683 21% above ME |
$3,486Lowest 15% above ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
30.9%±18.6 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Manchester 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% |
4.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
85% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 16% above ME |
20 minLowest 19% below ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
11.9%±5.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| 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 38 | — |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5 |
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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.