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Gray vs Owls Head vs Rockland
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%).
Owls Head has the most expensive homes ($413k median).
Rockland has the most people working from home (22.1%).
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 | Owls Head | Rockland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,429Highest |
1,482Lowest |
7,035 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-4.8% ME: +2.6% |
-4.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5Lowest 3% below ME |
52.6±6.6Highest 17% above ME |
49.3±6 10% above ME |
| Owls Head and Rockland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.6%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Gray and Rockland 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% |
31.9%±4.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
25.4%±4.2 ME: 22.4% |
| Owls Head and Rockland 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% |
39.4% ME: 36.2% |
35.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.6%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Owls Head 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 |
$87,325±$7k 17% above ME |
$56,533±$6kLowest 24% below ME |
| Gray and Owls Head 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 |
$413,300±$43kHighest 39% above ME |
$245,800±$38kLowest 17% below ME |
| Owls Head and Gray 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 |
$1,191±$386 5% above ME |
$1,092±$105Lowest 4% below ME |
| Gray and Owls Head 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 |
$2,981Lowest about the ME average |
$4,059Highest 34% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24 ME: 48.4% |
29.9%±51.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
57.6%±15.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Rockland and Gray 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% |
5.7% ME: 10.7% |
10.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.6% ME: 74.3% |
62%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1969 8 yrs older than ME |
1948Lowest 29 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 16% above ME |
16 min 34% below ME |
12 minLowest 50% below ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
13.3%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
22.1%±7.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Rockland and Owls Head are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #10 of 133 in ME | — | #96 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 13 | Rockland-Region 8 · RSU 13 |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | None in town | Oceanside High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Highest |
— | 10.7Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | 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.