Compare towns
Gray vs Mapleton vs Surry vs Raymond
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 highest household income ($95k).
Mapleton has the most affordable homes ($192k median).
Surry has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.3%).
Raymond has the most people working from home (32.3%).
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 | Mapleton | Surry | Raymond |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,429Highest |
1,884 |
1,836Lowest |
4,610 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5% ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+11.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
52.4±5.6Highest 17% above ME |
47.3±4.1 6% above ME |
| Surry and Raymond 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% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.6%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.1%±4.9 ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Raymond 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% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
30.9%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.2%±5.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Surry and Raymond 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% |
34.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
38.1% ME: 36.2% |
49.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
2%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±2.1 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±$8kHighest 27% above ME |
$91,731±$25k 23% above ME |
$74,508±$12kLowest about the ME average |
$88,194±$20k 18% above ME |
| Gray and Mapleton 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 |
$191,800±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
$296,300±$36k about the ME average |
$395,800±$42kHighest 33% above ME |
| Raymond and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$969±$129 15% below ME |
$965±$397 15% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,683Highest 21% above ME |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$1,903 37% below ME |
$3,139 3% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
65.8%±59.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
38.3%±62.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Surry and Gray 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% |
8.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7% ME: 10.7% |
5.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.6% ME: 74.3% |
89.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 16% above ME |
28 minLowest 13% above ME |
31 min 26% above ME |
37 minHighest 50% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.4%±5 ME: 15.9% |
32.3%±11.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #10 of 133 in ME | — | — | #112 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | Surry Public Schools | RSU 14 |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | None in town | None in town | 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.