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Gray vs Sabattus vs Turner
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Gray has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.5%).
Sabattus has the most people working from home (21.5%).
Turner has the shortest commute (25 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 | Sabattus | Turner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,429Highest |
5,116Lowest |
5,891 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.4% ME: +2.6% |
+1.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5Lowest 3% below ME |
51.2±4.6Highest 14% above ME |
47.6±4.3 6% above ME |
| Sabattus and Turner 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% |
13.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Gray and Turner 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% |
24.4%±5.8 ME: 22.4% |
27.2%±6.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Turner and Sabattus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
17.1% ME: 36.2% |
16.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
6.6%±3.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.6%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Sabattus and Turner 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 |
$59,387±$6kLowest 21% below ME |
$100,036±$28kHighest 34% above ME |
| Turner 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±$20kHighest 23% above ME |
$180,000±$39kLowest 39% below ME |
$284,900±$50k 4% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
$949±$23 17% below ME |
$584±$490Lowest 49% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,683Highest 21% above ME |
$2,151Lowest 29% below ME |
$2,294 24% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
38.7%±51Lowest ME: 48.4% |
41.9%±64.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Turner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.5% ME: 10.7% |
8.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
95.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 16% above ME |
30 minHighest 21% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
21.5%±10.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.7%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Sabattus and Gray 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 | #33 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 04 | RSU 52/MSAD 52 |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | None in town | Leavitt Area High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Highest |
— | 11.6Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | 12 photos → |
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.