Compare towns
Gray vs Naples vs Berwick vs New Gloucester
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 renters (17.6% rent).
Naples has the most people working from home (26.7%).
Berwick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.7%).
New Gloucester has the highest household income ($109k).
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 | Naples | Berwick | New Gloucester |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,429Highest |
3,985Lowest |
8,175 |
5,766 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5% ME: +2.6% |
+1.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
49.8±6.8Highest 11% above ME |
40.7±2.9 9% below ME |
40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
| Naples and Gray 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% |
15.6%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.7%±4.4 ME: 18.1% |
24.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| New Gloucester and Berwick 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% |
23.3%±5.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.2%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
15.4%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Naples 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% |
37.9% ME: 36.2% |
35% ME: 36.2% |
30.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Berwick 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 |
$78,188±$13kLowest 5% above ME |
$94,771±$24k 27% above ME |
$108,797±$12kHighest 46% above ME |
| New Gloucester 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±$20k 23% above ME |
$340,100±$48kLowest 15% above ME |
$369,100±$19kHighest 24% above ME |
$357,100±$29k 20% above ME |
| Berwick and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89 20% above ME |
$1,941±$625Highest 70% above ME |
$1,452±$430 27% above ME |
$1,150±$249Lowest about the ME average |
| Naples and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,683 21% above ME |
$2,784Lowest 8% below ME |
$4,436Highest 46% above ME |
$3,417 13% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24 ME: 48.4% |
59.9%±40.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
50.6%±46 ME: 48.4% |
24.7%±12Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Naples 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% |
9.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.2% ME: 10.7% |
4.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.4% ME: 74.3% |
82.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1988 11 yrs newer than ME |
1989 12 yrs newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 16% above ME |
38 minHighest 56% above ME |
30 min 20% above ME |
27 minLowest 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
26.7%±11.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
20.2%±7.6 ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±6.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Naples and Berwick 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 | #118 of 133 in ME | #101 of 133 in ME | #65 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 61/MSAD 61 | RSU 60/MSAD 60 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | Lake Region High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Highest |
11.7Lowest |
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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.