Compare towns
Gray vs Readfield vs Sidney vs Raymond
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 highest household income ($95k).
Readfield has the most affordable homes ($326k median).
Sidney has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.4%).
Raymond has the most people working from home (32.3%).
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 | Readfield | Sidney | Raymond |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,429Highest |
2,651Lowest |
4,790 |
4,610 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5% ME: +2.6% |
0%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
48.1±7.6Highest 7% above ME |
43±5.5Lowest 4% below ME |
47.3±4.1 6% above ME |
| Readfield and Raymond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.1%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.1%±4.9 ME: 18.1% |
| Sidney and Raymond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
22.3%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.4%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.2%±5.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Readfield 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% ME: 36.2% |
48.8% ME: 36.2% |
33.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
49.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±2.1 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±$8kHighest 27% above ME |
$86,504±$8k 16% above ME |
$83,488±$10kLowest 12% above ME |
$88,194±$20k 18% 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±$20k 23% above ME |
$326,400±$20kLowest 10% above ME |
$336,200±$34k 13% above ME |
$395,800±$42kHighest 33% above ME |
| Raymond 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 |
$1,125±$844 about the ME average |
$1,340±$304 18% above ME |
$965±$397Lowest 15% below ME |
| Gray and Sidney 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 |
$3,392 12% above ME |
$2,474Lowest 19% below ME |
$3,139 3% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±100 ME: 48.4% |
16.4%±17.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
38.3%±62.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Raymond 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% ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89.4% ME: 74.3% |
89.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1996Highest 19 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 16% above ME |
30 min 20% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
37 minHighest 50% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
24.3%±14.9 ME: 15.9% |
14.3%±5.9 ME: 15.9% |
32.3%±11.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Raymond and Readfield 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 | #20 of 133 in ME | #15 of 133 in ME | #112 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 38 | RSU 18 | RSU 14 |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | Maranacook Community High Sch | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Highest |
11.5Lowest |
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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.