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Gray vs Minot vs Poland
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 most expensive homes ($364k median).
Minot has the most homeowners (96%).
Poland has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.9%).
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 | Minot | Poland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,429Highest |
2,794Lowest |
5,954 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5% ME: +2.6% |
+6.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5Lowest 3% below ME |
49±6.1Highest 9% above ME |
44.2±9.4 about the ME average |
| Minot and Poland 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% |
16.4%±4.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.4%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Poland and Gray 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% |
21.3%±4.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.8%±4.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Minot and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25.9% ME: 36.2% |
23.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.1%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Minot 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 |
$95,655±$17kHighest 28% above ME |
$85,557±$23kLowest 14% above ME |
| Minot 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±$20kHighest 23% above ME |
$294,900±$26k about the ME average |
$283,600±$44kLowest 4% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
$878±$801Lowest 23% below ME |
$1,198±$128 5% above ME |
| Gray and Poland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,683Highest 21% above ME |
$2,602Lowest 14% below ME |
$2,774 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24 ME: 48.4% |
35.7%±40.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
61.6%±30.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Poland 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% |
6.2% ME: 10.7% |
16.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% ME: 74.3% |
96%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1988 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 16% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
28 min 13% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
16.8%±5.7 ME: 15.9% |
21.9%±10.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Poland and Minot 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 | #78 of 133 in ME | #81 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 16 | RSU 16 |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | None in town | Poland Regional H S |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Highest |
— | 12.2Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.