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Gray vs Sebago vs Wells
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).
Sebago has the most affordable homes ($298k median).
Wells has grown the fastest since 2010 (+18%).
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 | Sebago | Wells |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,429 |
2,073Lowest |
11,713Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+11.2% ME: +2.6% |
+18%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
40.7±3.9Lowest 9% below ME |
53.6±3.8Highest 20% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
18%±3.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Sebago and Gray 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% |
17.4%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
31%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
43.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Wells 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 |
$78,438±$15kLowest 5% above ME |
$88,024±$11k 18% above ME |
| Gray and Wells 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 |
$298,000±$46kLowest about the ME average |
$485,300±$23kHighest 64% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89 20% above ME |
$1,533±$292Highest 35% above ME |
$1,350±$297Lowest 19% above ME |
| Sebago and Gray 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 |
$2,543Lowest 16% below ME |
$3,215 6% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
53.3%±30.3 ME: 48.4% |
42.1%±19.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Sebago 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% |
13.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.9% ME: 74.3% |
90.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 16% above ME |
37 minHighest 52% above ME |
28 minLowest 12% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.7%±5.8 ME: 15.9% |
17.8%±4.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Wells and Sebago 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 | — | #22 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | Sebago Public Schools | Wells-Ogunquit CSD |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | None in town | Wells High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Highest |
— | 11.4Lowest |
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| 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.