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Gray vs Raymond vs Worcester
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Gray has the highest household income ($95k).
Raymond has the most people working from home (32.3%).
Worcester has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.1%).
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 | Raymond | Worcester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,429 |
4,610Lowest |
207,055Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+14.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5 12% above U.S. |
47.3±4.1Highest 22% above U.S. |
33.9±0.5Lowest 13% below U.S. |
| Raymond and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.1%±4.9 U.S.: 22% |
19.6%±0.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Worcester and Raymond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.3%±4 U.S.: 17.2% |
22.2%±5.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
13.3%±0.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Raymond and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
49.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
35.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.5%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
14.1%±0.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,236±$8kHighest 18% above U.S. |
$88,194±$20k 9% above U.S. |
$70,102±$2kLowest 13% below U.S. |
| 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 9% above U.S. |
$395,800±$42kHighest 19% above U.S. |
$374,400±$7k 13% above U.S. |
| Raymond and Worcester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89 about the U.S. average |
$965±$397Lowest 32% below U.S. |
$1,487±$38Highest 5% above U.S. |
| Worcester and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,683 18% above U.S. |
$3,139Lowest about the U.S. average |
$4,733Highest 52% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
38.3%±62.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
54.2%±2.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Gray and Worcester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
19.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
89.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
42.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1951Lowest 29 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 8% above U.S. |
37 minHighest 40% above U.S. |
24 minLowest 9% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
32.3%±11.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.5%±1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #10 of 133 in ME | #112 of 133 in ME | #266 of 282 in MA |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 14 | Ma Academy for Math and Science · Worcester |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | None in town | South High Community |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Lowest |
— | 14.6Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.