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Gray vs Stoddard vs Raymond vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Gray has the most renters (17.6% rent).
Stoddard has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.5%).
Raymond has the most people working from home (32.3%).
Windham has the highest household income ($108k).
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 | Stoddard | Raymond | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,429 |
1,072Lowest |
4,610 |
19,188Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+11.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5 12% above U.S. |
53±4Highest 36% above U.S. |
47.3±4.1 22% above U.S. |
41.8±1.8Lowest 7% above U.S. |
| Stoddard and Raymond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4 U.S.: 22% |
17.5%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.1%±4.9 U.S.: 22% |
19.2%±2.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Windham and Raymond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 19.3%±4 U.S.: 17.2% |
24.4%±2.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.2%±5.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Stoddard 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
34.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
49.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.5%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.5%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Gray and Windham 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 18% above U.S. |
$94,904±$11k 18% above U.S. |
$88,194±$20kLowest 9% above U.S. |
$107,934±$14kHighest 34% above U.S. |
| Windham 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±$20k 9% above U.S. |
$330,300±$20kLowest about the U.S. average |
$395,800±$42kHighest 19% above U.S. |
$388,900±$22k 17% above U.S. |
| Raymond and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89Highest about the U.S. average |
$895±$751Lowest 37% below U.S. |
$965±$397 32% below U.S. |
$1,232±$332 13% below U.S. |
| Gray and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,683 18% above U.S. |
$4,316Highest 38% above U.S. |
$3,139Lowest about the U.S. average |
$3,938 26% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.6%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
38.3%±62.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
32.7%±14.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Gray and Stoddard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 3.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
5.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
93.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
89.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
84.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1976Lowest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 8% above U.S. |
34 min 27% above U.S. |
37 minHighest 40% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
9.5%±4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
32.3%±11.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
19%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Raymond and Windham 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 | — | #112 of 133 in ME | #95 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | Stoddard School District | RSU 14 | RSU 14 |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | None in town | None in town | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Highest |
— | — | 12.1Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.