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Gray vs Parsonsfield vs Sebago
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 shortest commute (29 min average).
Parsonsfield has the most kids (25% under 18).
Sebago has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.2%).
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 | Parsonsfield | Sebago |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,429Highest |
1,715Lowest |
2,073 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5% ME: +2.6% |
-5.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+11.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
44.3±5.9Highest about the ME average |
40.7±3.9Lowest 9% below ME |
| Parsonsfield and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
25%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
| Parsonsfield and Sebago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.3%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
18%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Gray and Parsonsfield 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% |
21.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
23.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Sebago 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 |
$72,045±$18kLowest 4% below ME |
$78,438±$15k 5% above ME |
| Gray and Sebago 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 |
$272,100±$21kLowest 8% below ME |
$298,000±$46k about the ME average |
| Gray and Sebago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89 20% above ME |
$1,185±$312Lowest 4% above ME |
$1,533±$292Highest 35% above ME |
| Sebago and Gray 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 |
$2,350Lowest 23% below ME |
$2,543 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24 ME: 48.4% |
78.2%±35Highest ME: 48.4% |
53.3%±30.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Parsonsfield 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% |
12% ME: 10.7% |
13.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
86.4% ME: 74.3% |
88.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest 16% above ME |
48 minHighest 97% above ME |
37 min 52% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
5.1%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.7%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Sebago and Gray 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 | — | — |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | — | Sebago Public Schools |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5 |
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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.