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Gray vs Marlborough vs Wells
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 highest household income ($95k).
Marlborough has the most affordable homes ($267k median).
Wells has grown the fastest since 2010 (+18%).
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 | Marlborough | Wells |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,429 |
2,207Lowest |
11,713Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+18%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5Lowest 12% above U.S. |
46±9.2 18% above U.S. |
53.6±3.8Highest 38% above U.S. |
| Wells and Marlborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4 U.S.: 22% |
23.5%±5.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
18%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Marlborough and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.3%±4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.7%±1.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
31%±3.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
39.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
43.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.5%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.5%±1.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Gray and Wells 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 18% above U.S. |
$69,032±$9kLowest 14% below U.S. |
$88,024±$11k 9% above U.S. |
| Gray and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,700±$20k 9% above U.S. |
$267,200±$35kLowest 20% below U.S. |
$485,300±$23kHighest 46% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,133±$323Lowest 20% below U.S. |
$1,350±$297 4% below U.S. |
| Gray and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,683 18% above U.S. |
$6,362Highest 104% above U.S. |
$3,215Lowest 3% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
50.4%±25.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
42.1%±19.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Gray and Marlborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
13.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
68.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1976Lowest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1989Highest 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
21 minLowest 20% below U.S. |
28 min 4% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±6.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.8%±4.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Wells and Gray 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 | — | #22 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | Marlborough School District | Wells-Ogunquit CSD |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | None in town | Wells High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Highest |
— | 11.4Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.