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Gray vs Ogunquit vs Royalton vs Wilder
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 kids (19% under 18).
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
Royalton has the most affordable homes ($263k median).
Wilder has the shortest commute (17 min average).
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 | Royalton | Wilder |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,429Highest |
1,379Lowest |
2,752 |
3,087 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+76.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+81.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5Lowest 12% above U.S. |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
43.9±10.1 13% above U.S. |
45.5±8.9 17% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
14.4%±5.8 U.S.: 22% |
11.8%±4.1 U.S.: 22% |
| Gray and Royalton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 19.3%±4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.1%±6.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
27.3%±4.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
42.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
60.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
8%±4.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
8.1%±3.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Wilder and Royalton 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. |
$103,938±$24k 29% above U.S. |
$75,143±$9kLowest 7% below U.S. |
| Ogunquit and Royalton 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. |
$263,200±$73kLowest 21% below U.S. |
$273,200±$18k 18% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89Highest about the U.S. average |
— | $1,040±$391Lowest 26% below U.S. |
$1,142±$451 19% below U.S. |
| Gray and Wilder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,683Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$4,473 43% above U.S. |
$4,675 50% above U.S. |
$5,505Highest 76% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
36.7%±16.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
39.9%±17.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Gray and Wilder 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% |
13%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
63.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
62.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1965Lowest 15 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
20 min 23% below U.S. |
17 minLowest 37% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.8%±7.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
12.6%±6.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #10 of 133 in ME | — | #48 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | — | White River Unified School District #79 | — |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | — | White River Valley High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Highest |
— | 8.7Lowest |
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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.