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Gray vs Morrill vs Palermo
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).
Morrill has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.8%).
Palermo has the most people working from home (18.8%).
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 | Morrill | Palermo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,429Highest |
914Lowest |
1,473 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5% ME: +2.6% |
+9.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5Highest 3% below ME |
39.8±6.1Lowest 11% below ME |
43.4±6.1Highest 3% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
22.8%±4.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.1%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Morrill 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% |
18.5%±3.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.2%±2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Palermo 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% |
31.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
31.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.2%±2 ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Palermo 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 |
$74,250±$18kLowest about the ME average |
$89,095±$15k 19% above ME |
| Gray and Palermo 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 |
$214,000±$18kLowest 28% below ME |
$259,700±$54k 12% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
$975±$891Lowest 14% below ME |
$1,235±$1k 8% above ME |
| Gray and Palermo 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 |
$2,472Lowest 19% below ME |
$2,506 17% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24 ME: 48.4% |
34.3%±45.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
65.6%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Palermo 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% |
6.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.5% ME: 74.3% |
91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1988 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest 16% above ME |
29 minLowest 16% above ME |
31 minHighest 24% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
5.9%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.8%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Palermo 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 | — | — |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 71 | RSU 12 |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | None in town | 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.