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Gray vs Raymond vs York
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%).
York has the most expensive homes ($636k median).
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 | York |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,429 |
4,610Lowest |
13,986Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5% ME: +2.6% |
+2.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5Lowest 3% below ME |
47.3±4.1 6% above ME |
49.5±5.2Highest 10% above ME |
| York 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% |
21.1%±3.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| York 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% |
27.9%±3.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| York 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% |
53.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Raymond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,236±$8k 27% above ME |
$88,194±$20kLowest 18% above ME |
$121,250±$25kHighest 62% above ME |
| York and Gray 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 |
$636,400±$30kHighest 115% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89 20% above ME |
$965±$397Lowest 15% below ME |
$1,490±$336Highest 31% above ME |
| York and Gray 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 |
$4,658Highest 53% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24 ME: 48.4% |
38.3%±62.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.5%±10.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| York 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% |
5.3% ME: 10.7% |
5.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% ME: 74.3% |
89.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1977 same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 16% above ME |
37 minHighest 50% above ME |
24 minLowest 4% below ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
32.3%±11.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
26%±3.9 ME: 15.9% |
| Raymond and York 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 | #13 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 14 | York Public Schools |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | None in town | York High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Highest |
— | 9.6Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.