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Gray vs Naples vs Otisfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Gray has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.5%).
Naples has the most people working from home (26.7%).
Otisfield has the oldest population (median age 56.8).
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 | Otisfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,429Highest |
3,985 |
1,951Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+1.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+4.7% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5Lowest 3% below ME |
49.8±6.8 11% above ME |
56.8±4.8Highest 27% above ME |
| Otisfield and Naples are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Gray and Otisfield 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%±5.4 ME: 22.4% |
23.7%±1.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Otisfield and Naples 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% |
31%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
1.9%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Naples 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 |
$78,188±$13kLowest 5% above ME |
$84,271±$15k 13% above ME |
| Gray and Otisfield 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 |
$340,100±$48k 15% above ME |
$317,200±$35kLowest 7% above ME |
| Gray and Naples 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 |
$1,300±$872Lowest 14% above ME |
| Naples and Gray 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 |
$2,784 8% below ME |
$2,652Lowest 13% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24Lowest ME: 48.4% |
59.9%±40.1 ME: 48.4% |
77.3%±92.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Otisfield 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% ME: 10.7% |
10.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.5% ME: 74.3% |
92.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1988 11 yrs newer than ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest 16% above ME |
38 minHighest 56% above ME |
33 min 34% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
26.7%±11.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
18.8%±6.6 ME: 15.9% |
| Naples and Otisfield 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 | — |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 61/MSAD 61 | RSU 17/MSAD 17 |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | Lake Region High School | 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.