Compare towns
Gray vs Old Orchard Beach vs Raymond
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Gray has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.5%).
Old Orchard Beach has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Raymond has the most people working from home (32.3%).
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 | Old Orchard Beach | Raymond |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,429 |
9,244Highest |
4,610Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.9% ME: +2.6% |
+2.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5Lowest 3% below ME |
58±3.5Highest 29% above ME |
47.3±4.1 6% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
6.5%±2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.1%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Raymond and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.3%±4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
33.5%±4.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.2%±5.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.8% ME: 36.2% |
42.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
49.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
7%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Old Orchard Beach and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,236±$8kHighest 27% above ME |
$60,050±$11kLowest 20% below ME |
$88,194±$20k 18% above ME |
| Gray and Raymond 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 |
$366,600±$38k 24% above ME |
$395,800±$42kHighest 33% above ME |
| Raymond and Old Orchard Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
$1,246±$182 9% above ME |
$965±$397Lowest 15% below ME |
| Gray and Old Orchard Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,683Highest 21% above ME |
$3,426 13% above ME |
$3,139Lowest 3% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
50.7%±15 ME: 48.4% |
38.3%±62.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Old Orchard Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
14.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% ME: 74.3% |
68.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 16% above ME |
22 minLowest 11% below ME |
37 minHighest 50% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15%±4.4 ME: 15.9% |
32.3%±11.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #10 of 133 in ME | #67 of 133 in ME | #112 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | — | RSU 14 |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5 |
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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.