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Gray vs Orrington vs Winthrop
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%).
Orrington has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Winthrop has the most people working from home (23.1%).
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 | Orrington | Winthrop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,429Highest |
3,853Lowest |
6,191 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.1% ME: +2.6% |
+0.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5Lowest 3% below ME |
49.5±3.3Highest 10% above ME |
43.6±5.3 about the ME average |
| Orrington and Winthrop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.9%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Winthrop 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% |
23.8%±5.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
23.4%±5 ME: 22.4% |
| Orrington and Winthrop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
44.3% ME: 36.2% |
40%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Orrington 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 |
$94,556±$10k 27% above ME |
$86,470±$4kLowest 16% above ME |
| Gray and Orrington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,700±$20kHighest 23% above ME |
$309,000±$49k 4% above ME |
$294,800±$41kLowest about the ME average |
| Gray and Orrington 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 |
$1,167±$135 about the ME average |
$892±$319Lowest 22% below ME |
| Gray and Orrington 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 |
$2,823Lowest 7% below ME |
$3,506 15% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
11.9%±20.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
50.8%±22.4 ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Winthrop 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% |
6.6% ME: 10.7% |
12.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.5% ME: 74.3% |
92.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 16% above ME |
21 minLowest 13% below ME |
35 minHighest 41% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
11.4%±5.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
23.1%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #10 of 133 in ME | #41 of 133 in ME | #12 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | Orrington Public Schools | Winthrop Public Schools |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | None in town | Winthrop High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Highest |
— | 11.7Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.