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Gray vs New Gloucester vs Ogunquit vs Warner

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

New Gloucester has the most kids (24.2% under 18).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Warner has the most renters (25.4% rent).

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.

MeasureGrayNew GloucesterOgunquitWarner
People
Population
8,429Highest
5,766
1,379Lowest
2,959
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+6.5%
U.S.: +7.4%
+2.4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+3.7%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
43.4±4.5
12% above U.S.
40.1±5.5Lowest
3% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
43.7±4
12% above U.S.
Kids under 18
19%±4
U.S.: 22%
24.2%±5.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
17.3%±3.3
U.S.: 22%
New Gloucester and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
19.3%±4
U.S.: 17.2%
15.4%±4.2Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
20.4%±3.5
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
44.8%
U.S.: 35.7%
30.7%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
42.4%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±2.2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.3%±2.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8
U.S.: 6.4%
5.3%±1.6
U.S.: 6.4%
Gray and Warner 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
18% above U.S.
$108,797±$12k
35% above U.S.
$114,259±$56kHighest
42% above U.S.
$94,022±$18kLowest
16% above U.S.
Ogunquit and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$363,700±$20k
9% above U.S.
$357,100±$29k
7% above U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
$353,100±$22kLowest
6% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,371±$89Highest
about the U.S. average
$1,150±$249Lowest
19% below U.S.
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$1,219±$123
14% below U.S.
Gray and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,683
18% above U.S.
$3,417Lowest
10% above U.S.
$4,473
43% above U.S.
$7,650Highest
145% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
56.4%±24Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
24.7%±12
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
48.7%±21.3
U.S.: 51.1%
Gray and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
3.5%
U.S.: 12.5%
4.3%
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
82.4%
U.S.: 65.2%
82.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
74.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1983
3 yrs newer than U.S.
1991Highest
11 yrs newer than U.S.
1978
2 yrs older than U.S.
1975Lowest
5 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
29 min
8% above U.S.
27 min
about the U.S. average
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
32 minHighest
20% above U.S.
Work from home
12.3%±3.5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
14.2%±6.5
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
16.6%±4.8
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #10 of 133 in ME #65 of 133 in ME — —
School district RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences RSU 15/MSAD 15 — Kearsarge Regional School District
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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U.S. 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.