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Gray vs Newark vs Ogunquit vs North Yarmouth
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Gray has the most renters (17.6% rent).
Newark has the most affordable homes ($230k median).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
North Yarmouth has the highest household income ($129k).
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 | Newark | Ogunquit | North Yarmouth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,429Highest |
727Lowest |
1,379 |
4,240 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+14.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5 12% above U.S. |
41.4±6Lowest 6% above U.S. |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
47.4±3.2 22% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4 U.S.: 22% |
22%±3Highest U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.5%±4.5 U.S.: 22% |
| Newark and North Yarmouth 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% |
19.9%±5.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.1%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
41%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
53.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.6%±0.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.8%±2.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Gray and North Yarmouth 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. |
$72,929±$7kLowest 10% below U.S. |
$114,259±$56k 42% above U.S. |
$129,267±$13kHighest 60% above U.S. |
| North Yarmouth and Ogunquit 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. |
$229,900±$23kLowest 31% below U.S. |
$875,700±$79kHighest 163% above U.S. |
$496,500±$45k 49% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89Lowest about the U.S. average |
$1,708±$97Highest 21% above U.S. |
— | $1,708±$641Highest 21% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,683Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$3,771 21% above U.S. |
$4,473 43% above U.S. |
$5,355Highest 72% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
7.1%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
38.8%±71.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Gray and North Yarmouth 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% |
22.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1980 same as U.S. |
1978Lowest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 8% above U.S. |
34 minHighest 28% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
27 min 4% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.8%±8.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.9%±4.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| 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 | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | — | — |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | 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.