Compare towns
Gray vs Ogunquit vs Steep Falls vs Wells
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 youngest population (median age 43.4).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Steep Falls has the most affordable homes ($243k 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.
| Measure | Gray | Ogunquit | Steep Falls | Wells |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,429 |
1,379Lowest |
1,861 |
11,713Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+7.4% ME: +2.6% |
+18% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5Lowest 3% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
44.1±6.5 about the ME average |
53.6±3.8 20% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.9%±9.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
18%±3.4 ME: 18.1% |
| Steep Falls 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% |
9.7%±5.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
31%±3.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.8% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
14.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
43.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±3.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Wells 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 |
$80,280±$33kLowest 7% above ME |
$88,024±$11k 18% above ME |
| 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 23% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$243,400±$31kLowest 18% below ME |
$485,300±$23k 64% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89 20% above ME |
— | $1,516±$1kHighest 33% above ME |
$1,350±$297Lowest 19% above ME |
| Steep Falls and Gray 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 |
$3,273 8% above ME |
$3,215Lowest 6% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
66.4%±36.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
42.1%±19.6 ME: 48.4% |
| Steep Falls and Gray 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% |
7.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
80.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1970Lowest 7 yrs older than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 16% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
31 minHighest 25% above ME |
28 min 12% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
4%±4.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.8%±4.2 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #10 of 133 in ME | — | — | #22 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | — | — | Wells-Ogunquit CSD |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | — | — | Wells High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Highest |
— | — | 11.4Lowest |
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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.