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Gray vs Steep Falls 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).
Steep Falls has the most affordable homes ($243k median).
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 | Steep Falls | Raymond |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,429Highest |
1,861Lowest |
4,610 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5% ME: +2.6% |
+7.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5Lowest 3% below ME |
44.1±6.5 about the ME average |
47.3±4.1Highest 6% above ME |
| Raymond and Steep Falls 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% |
22.9%±9.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.1%±4.9 ME: 18.1% |
| Steep Falls 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% |
9.7%±5.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.2%±5.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Raymond and Gray 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% |
14.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
49.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±3.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Steep Falls 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 |
$80,280±$33kLowest 7% 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 |
$243,400±$31kLowest 18% below 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±$89 20% above ME |
$1,516±$1kHighest 33% above ME |
$965±$397Lowest 15% below ME |
| Steep Falls 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 |
$3,273 8% above ME |
$3,139Lowest 3% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24 ME: 48.4% |
66.4%±36.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
38.3%±62.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Steep Falls 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% |
7.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% ME: 74.3% |
80.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1970Lowest 7 yrs older than ME |
1976 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest 16% above ME |
31 min 25% above ME |
37 minHighest 50% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
4%±4.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
32.3%±11.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #10 of 133 in ME | — | #112 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | — | RSU 14 |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5 |
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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.