Compare towns
Gray vs Ogunquit vs Monroe vs New Gloucester
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 renters (17.6% rent).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Monroe has the most affordable homes ($220k median).
New Gloucester has the youngest population (median age 40.1).
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 | Monroe | New Gloucester |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,429Highest |
1,379 |
1,001Lowest |
5,766 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+4.6% ME: +2.6% |
+2.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
43.5±7 about the ME average |
40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.7%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
24.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| New Gloucester and Monroe 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% |
22.6%±4.5 ME: 22.4% |
15.4%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.8% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
29.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
30.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±4.9 ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Monroe 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 27% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$81,300±$7kLowest 9% above ME |
$108,797±$12k 46% above ME |
| Ogunquit and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,700±$20k 23% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$220,300±$57kLowest 26% below ME |
$357,100±$29k 20% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
— | $1,165±$152 about the ME average |
$1,150±$249Lowest about the ME average |
| Gray and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,683 21% above ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$2,207Lowest 27% below ME |
$3,417 13% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
50.9%±47.8 ME: 48.4% |
24.7%±12 ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Monroe 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% |
11.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.4% ME: 74.3% |
82.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1991 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 16% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
32 minHighest 28% above ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.8%±4.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±6.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #10 of 133 in ME | — | — | #65 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | — | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | — | None in town | 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 | 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.