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Gray vs Ogunquit vs Antrim

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 youngest population (median age 43.4).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Antrim has the most affordable homes ($299k 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.

MeasureGrayOgunquitAntrim
People
Population
8,429Highest
1,379Lowest
2,692
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+6.5%
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+0.5%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
43.4±4.5Lowest
12% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
46.7±3.9
20% above U.S.
Kids under 18
19%±4
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
19.4%±4.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
Antrim 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%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
16.8%±3.1Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
44.8%
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
31.7%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±2.2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.4%±2.1
U.S.: 6.4%
Gray and Antrim 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.
$114,259±$56kHighest
42% above U.S.
$86,648±$22kLowest
7% above U.S.
Ogunquit and Gray 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.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
$298,800±$23kLowest
10% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,371±$89Highest
about the U.S. average
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$1,040±$177Lowest
26% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,683Lowest
18% above U.S.
$4,473
43% above U.S.
$5,608Highest
80% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
56.4%±24
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
95.9%±24.2Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Antrim 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%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
7.6%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
82.4%
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
79.1%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1983Highest
3 yrs newer than U.S.
1978
2 yrs older than U.S.
1974Lowest
6 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
29 min
8% above U.S.
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
32 minHighest
20% above U.S.
Work from home
12.3%±3.5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
12.8%±5.3
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #10 of 133 in ME — #104 of 120 in NH
School district RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences — Contoocook Valley School District
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.