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Gray vs Milford vs Upton vs Raymond
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 shortest commute (29 min average).
Milford has the most renters (37.8% rent).
Upton has the highest household income ($156k).
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 | Milford | Upton | Raymond |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,429 |
27,731Highest |
8,189 |
4,610Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5 12% above U.S. |
38.5±1.5Lowest about the U.S. average |
46.4±4.8 19% above U.S. |
47.3±4.1Highest 22% above U.S. |
| Raymond and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21%±2.5 U.S.: 22% |
23.2%±4.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.1%±4.9 U.S.: 22% |
| Upton and Milford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 19.3%±4 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.3%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.7%±4.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
22.2%±5.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Raymond and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
32.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
53.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
49.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.5%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Gray and Milford 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 18% above U.S. |
$93,310±$5k 16% above U.S. |
$155,508±$33kHighest 93% above U.S. |
$88,194±$20kLowest 9% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,700±$20kLowest 9% above U.S. |
$464,700±$12k 40% above U.S. |
$576,700±$41kHighest 73% above U.S. |
$395,800±$42k 19% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89 about the U.S. average |
$1,889±$133Highest 34% above U.S. |
$948±$599Lowest 33% below U.S. |
$965±$397 32% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,683 18% above U.S. |
$5,664 82% above U.S. |
$8,376Highest 169% above U.S. |
$3,139Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24 U.S.: 51.1% |
56.7%±8.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.8%±31 U.S.: 51.1% |
38.3%±62.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Milford 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% |
8.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
62.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
89.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1969Lowest 11 yrs older than U.S. |
1981 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest 8% above U.S. |
37 minHighest 41% above U.S. |
35 min 34% above U.S. |
37 min 40% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
13%±2.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
22.8%±5.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
32.3%±11.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Raymond and Upton 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 | #213 of 282 in MA | #46 of 282 in MA | #112 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | — | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | RSU 14 |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | — | Blackstone Valley | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Highest |
— | 11.2Lowest |
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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.