Compare towns
Gray vs Temple vs Windham vs New Gloucester
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 oldest population (median age 43.4).
Temple has the most affordable homes ($210k median).
Windham has the most people working from home (19%).
New Gloucester has the highest household income ($109k).
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 | Temple | Windham | New Gloucester |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,429 |
824Lowest |
19,188Highest |
5,766 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5% ME: +2.6% |
-0.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5Highest 3% below ME |
34±14Lowest 24% below ME |
41.8±1.8 7% below ME |
40.1±5.5 10% below ME |
| Gray and Windham 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% |
32.8%±7.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7 ME: 18.1% |
24.2%±5.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Temple and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 19.3%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
15%±6.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1 ME: 22.4% |
15.4%±4.2 ME: 22.4% |
| Gray and Windham 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% |
13.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.2% ME: 36.2% |
30.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
| 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 27% above ME |
$56,087±$2kLowest 25% below ME |
$107,934±$14k 44% above ME |
$108,797±$12kHighest 46% above ME |
| New Gloucester and Windham 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 |
$210,200±$79kLowest 29% below ME |
$388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
$357,100±$29k 20% above ME |
| Windham 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 |
$1,458±$565Highest 28% above ME |
$1,232±$332 8% above ME |
$1,150±$249Lowest about the ME average |
| Temple and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,683 21% above ME |
$2,367Lowest 22% below ME |
$3,938Highest 30% above ME |
$3,417 13% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24 ME: 48.4% |
73.3%±70.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7 ME: 48.4% |
24.7%±12Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Temple and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 3.5% ME: 10.7% |
10.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
4.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
92.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.6% ME: 74.3% |
82.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1966Lowest 11 yrs older than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 16% above ME |
34 minHighest 37% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
7.5%±8.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±6.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Windham and New Gloucester 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 | — | #95 of 133 in ME | #65 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | — | RSU 14 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | — | Windham High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Highest |
— | 12.1Lowest |
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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.