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Gray vs Sabattus
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 most kids (19% under 18).
Sabattus has the oldest population (median age 63.4).
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 | Sabattus |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 8,429Highest |
134Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 43.4±4.5Lowest 3% below ME |
63.4±31.8Highest 42% above ME |
| Sabattus and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
0%±23.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Gray and Sabattus 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% |
47%±15.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
36.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
16.4%±22.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Sabattus and Gray 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 |
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| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,700±$20kHighest 23% above ME |
$214,300±$105kLowest 28% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89 20% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,683Highest 21% above ME |
$2,286Lowest 25% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24 ME: 48.4% |
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| Below poverty line | 3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
16.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
100%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 16% above ME |
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| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
0%±26.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Gray and Sabattus 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 | #129 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | — |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5 |
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| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.