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Gray vs Raymond vs Rockport
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).
Raymond has the most people working from home (32.3%).
Rockport has the shortest commute (11 min average).
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 | Raymond | Rockport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,429Highest |
4,610 |
3,675Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5% ME: +2.6% |
+2.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5Lowest 3% below ME |
47.3±4.1 6% above ME |
48.7±3.7Highest 9% above ME |
| Rockport and Raymond 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% |
19.1%±4.9 ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Rockport and Raymond 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% |
22.2%±5.5 ME: 22.4% |
24.2%±4.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Rockport and Raymond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
49.3% ME: 36.2% |
51.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Rockport 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 |
$88,194±$20k 18% above ME |
$86,979±$16kLowest 16% 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 |
$395,800±$42k 33% above ME |
$469,000±$50kHighest 58% above ME |
| Rockport and Raymond 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 |
$965±$397Lowest 15% below ME |
$1,194±$667 5% above ME |
| Gray and Rockport 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 |
$3,139Lowest 3% above ME |
$5,764Highest 90% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
38.3%±62.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
53.4%±42.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Rockport 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% |
5.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 16% above ME |
37 minHighest 50% above ME |
11 minLowest 54% below ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
32.3%±11.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.1%±5.9 ME: 15.9% |
| Raymond and Rockport 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 | #112 of 133 in ME | #8 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 14 | Five Town CSD · RSU 28/MSAD 28 |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | None in town | Camden Hills Regional H S |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Lowest |
— | 12.6Highest |
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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.