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Gray vs Ogunquit vs Maynard

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 affordable homes ($364k median).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Maynard has the most renters (25% rent).

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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.

MeasureGrayOgunquitMaynard
People
Population
8,429
1,379Lowest
10,712Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+6.5%
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+6.3%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
43.4±4.5Lowest
12% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
45.3±4.3
16% above U.S.
Kids under 18
19%±4Highest
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
16.9%±4.3
U.S.: 22%
Gray and Maynard 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%
18.2%±3.3Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
44.8%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%
U.S.: 35.7%
64.2%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±2.2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8
U.S.: 6.4%
3.5%±1.5Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Gray and Ogunquit 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.
$114,259±$56k
42% above U.S.
$124,067±$16kHighest
54% above U.S.
Maynard 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±$20kLowest
9% above U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
$527,400±$31k
59% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,371±$89Lowest
about the U.S. average
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$1,800±$148Highest
27% above U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,683Lowest
18% above U.S.
$4,473
43% above U.S.
$8,266Highest
165% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
56.4%±24Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
44.9%±9.6
U.S.: 51.1%
Gray and Maynard 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%
8.3%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
82.4%
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
75%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1983Highest
3 yrs newer than U.S.
1978
2 yrs older than U.S.
1963Lowest
17 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%
22.9%±7.7
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #10 of 133 in ME — #166 of 282 in MA
School district RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences — —
High school in town Gray-New Gloucester High School — —
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.