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Gray vs Monroe vs Newburgh
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).
Monroe has the most kids (23.7% under 18).
Newburgh has the oldest population (median age 45.8).
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 | Monroe | Newburgh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,429Highest |
1,001Lowest |
1,475 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+4.6% ME: +2.6% |
+2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5Lowest 3% below ME |
43.5±7 about the ME average |
45.8±5.7Highest about the ME average |
| Newburgh and Monroe 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% |
23.7%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.8%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Monroe and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.3%±4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.6%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±2.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Monroe and Newburgh 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% |
29.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
29.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±4.9 ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±2.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Monroe 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 |
$81,300±$7k 9% above ME |
$76,750±$10kLowest about the ME average |
| Gray and Monroe 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 |
$220,300±$57kLowest 26% below ME |
$244,600±$20k 18% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
$1,165±$152 about the ME average |
$950±$219Lowest 17% below ME |
| Gray and Monroe 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 |
$2,207Lowest 27% below ME |
$2,748 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
50.9%±47.8 ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±13.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Monroe 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% |
11.3% ME: 10.7% |
11.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% ME: 74.3% |
87.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest 16% above ME |
32 minHighest 28% above ME |
30 min 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.8%±4.4 ME: 15.9% |
6.4%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Gray and Monroe 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 | — | — |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | — |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5 |
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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.