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Gray vs Sutton vs Berwick
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 shortest commute (29 min average).
Sutton has the highest household income ($130k).
Berwick has the most renters (27% rent).
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 | Sutton | Berwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,429Highest |
2,239 |
1,998Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5 12% above U.S. |
48.1±4.1Highest 24% above U.S. |
42.6±3.6Lowest 10% above U.S. |
| Sutton and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.5%±3.8 U.S.: 22% |
22.5%±12.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Berwick and Sutton 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% |
21.6%±5.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.9%±8.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Sutton 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
44.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
35.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.9%±3.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.1%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Gray and Sutton 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. |
$130,313±$31kHighest 61% above U.S. |
$81,406±$39kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Sutton 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 9% above U.S. |
$362,600±$16k 9% above U.S. |
$323,300±$36kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Gray and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89 about the U.S. average |
$1,656±$614Highest 17% above U.S. |
$1,041±$901Lowest 26% below U.S. |
| Sutton and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,683Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$7,652Highest 145% above U.S. |
$3,806 22% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
27.6%±47.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
40.9%±45.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Gray and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
5.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
95.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
73%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1969Lowest 11 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest 8% above U.S. |
29 min 11% above U.S. |
34 minHighest 28% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.8%±5.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.7%±7.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Sutton and Berwick 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 | — | #101 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | Kearsarge Regional School District | — |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | Kearsarge Regional High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Highest |
10.4Lowest |
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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.