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Gray vs Ogunquit vs Dayton
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 most affordable homes ($364k median).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Dayton has the most kids (20.4% 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 | Ogunquit | Dayton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,429Highest |
1,379Lowest |
2,313 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+8.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
42.1±5.5Lowest 6% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.4%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Dayton 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% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
14.3%±3.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.8% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
27.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.1%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Dayton 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 27% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$113,750±$24k 52% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Dayton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,700±$20kLowest 23% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$398,200±$34k 34% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
— | $1,215±$867Lowest 7% above ME |
| Gray and Dayton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,683Lowest 21% above ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$3,872 28% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
38%±19.6 ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Dayton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.5% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
3.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 16% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
31 minHighest 26% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
16.3%±3.9 ME: 15.9% |
| 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 | — | Dayton Public Schools |
| 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 Our Story | 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.