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Gray vs Stoneham
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).
Stoneham has the most people working from home (40.7%).
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 | Stoneham |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 8,429Highest |
271Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 43.4±4.5Lowest 3% below ME |
60.6±7.1Highest 35% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.9%±7.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 19.3%±4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
41%±17.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Stoneham 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%Highest ME: 36.2% |
37.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
14.8%±13.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Stoneham 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±$8kHighest 27% above ME |
$63,750±$27kLowest 15% below ME |
| Gray and Stoneham 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 |
$226,200±$32kLowest 24% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
$1,125±$383Lowest about the ME average |
| Gray and Stoneham 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 |
$1,426Lowest 53% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24Lowest ME: 48.4% |
66.7%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Stoneham 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% |
7.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest 16% above ME |
29 minHighest 18% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
40.7%±15.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #10 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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| Old photos in History | 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.