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Gray vs North Windham vs Union
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 highest household income ($95k).
North Windham has the most people working from home (20.9%).
Union has the most kids (24.9% under 18).
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 | North Windham | Union |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,429Highest |
5,417 |
2,663Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5% ME: +2.6% |
+7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+5.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5Highest 3% below ME |
42±3 6% below ME |
41.6±5.3Lowest 7% below ME |
| Gray and North Windham 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% |
16.6%±4.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.9%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Union and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
18.4%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±3.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Union and Gray 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% ME: 36.2% |
34.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and North Windham 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 |
$88,522±$8k 18% above ME |
$80,724±$9kLowest 8% above ME |
| Gray and North Windham 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 |
$342,800±$29k 16% above ME |
$267,600±$42kLowest 10% below ME |
| Gray and North Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
$1,248±$604 10% above ME |
$1,179±$452Lowest 4% above ME |
| Gray and North Windham 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 |
$3,546 17% above ME |
$3,276Lowest 8% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
30.7%±14.3 ME: 48.4% |
24.6%±19.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and North Windham 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% |
6.1% ME: 10.7% |
10.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% ME: 74.3% |
80.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
85.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 16% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
29 minHighest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
20.9%±6.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.9%±5.3 ME: 15.9% |
| North Windham and Union 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 | — | — |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | — | RSU 40/MSAD 40 |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.