Compare towns
Gray vs Naples vs North Berwick
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 shortest commute (29 min average).
Naples has the most people working from home (26.7%).
North Berwick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.8%).
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 | Naples | North Berwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,429Highest |
3,985Lowest |
5,129 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5% ME: +2.6% |
+1.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
49.8±6.8Highest 11% above ME |
41.6±4.7Lowest 7% 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% |
21.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| North Berwick 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% |
23.3%±5.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.9%±5 ME: 22.4% |
| Naples and North Berwick 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% |
29%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.7%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and North 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 |
$101,875±$16kHighest 36% above ME |
| North Berwick 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 |
$428,500±$33kHighest 44% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89 20% above ME |
$1,941±$625Highest 70% above ME |
$1,105±$116Lowest about the ME average |
| Naples and Gray 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 |
$3,735Highest 23% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24Lowest ME: 48.4% |
59.9%±40.1 ME: 48.4% |
66.2%±28.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| North Berwick and Naples 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% |
4.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.5% ME: 74.3% |
88.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest 16% above ME |
38 minHighest 56% above ME |
31 min 27% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
26.7%±11.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
15%±5.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Naples and North 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 | #82 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 61/MSAD 61 | RSU 60/MSAD 60 |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | Lake Region High School | Noble High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Highest |
11.7Lowest |
12.0 |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.