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Gray vs Newfields vs Standish
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.5%).
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Standish has the most affordable homes ($336k median).
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 | Newfields | Standish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,429 |
2,023Lowest |
10,662Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5 12% above U.S. |
44.1±1.8Highest 13% above U.S. |
40.5±2.8Lowest 4% above U.S. |
| Newfields and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.9%±1.6 U.S.: 22% |
16.4%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Gray and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.3%±4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.2%±2.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Gray and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
68.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
36%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
7.5%±7.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
11.6%±1.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Standish and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,236±$8kLowest 18% above U.S. |
$197,885±$15kHighest 145% above U.S. |
$104,593±$15k 30% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,700±$20k 9% above U.S. |
$646,400±$34kHighest 94% above U.S. |
$336,000±$18kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89 about the U.S. average |
$1,875±$323Highest 33% above U.S. |
$983±$453Lowest 30% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,683 18% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$3,005Lowest 4% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24 U.S.: 51.1% |
43.3%±40.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
57.4%±22.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Standish and Gray 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% |
2.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
91.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1991Highest 11 yrs newer than U.S. |
1980Lowest same as U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 8% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
29 minHighest 11% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
25.5%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.6%±3.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #10 of 133 in ME | — | #18 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | Newfields School District | RSU 06/MSAD 06 |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | None in town | Bonny Eagle High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5 |
— | 12.5 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.