Compare towns
Gray vs Topsham vs Kennebunk vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Topsham has the most kids (19.9% under 18).
Kennebunk has the most people working from home (36.6%).
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 | Topsham | Kennebunk | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,429 |
9,706 |
6,221Lowest |
19,188Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.8% ME: +2.6% |
+10.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
44.7±4 about the ME average |
54.3±7.2Highest 21% above ME |
41.8±1.8Lowest 7% below ME |
| Kennebunk and Topsham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
19.9%±3.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.1%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Topsham and Windham 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% |
24.4%±3.2 ME: 22.4% |
30.9%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Kennebunk and Topsham 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% |
50% ME: 36.2% |
52%Highest ME: 36.2% |
44.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.9%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Topsham 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 |
$91,028±$10kLowest 22% above ME |
$95,169±$21k 27% above ME |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
| 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 23% above ME |
$360,800±$20kLowest 22% above ME |
$452,800±$17kHighest 53% above ME |
$388,900±$22k 31% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89 20% above ME |
$1,355±$642 19% above ME |
$1,466±$261Highest 29% above ME |
$1,232±$332Lowest 8% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,683Lowest 21% above ME |
$4,259 40% above ME |
$4,771Highest 57% above ME |
$3,938 30% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
40.3%±12.9 ME: 48.4% |
40.3%±13.2 ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Topsham 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% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
11.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% ME: 74.3% |
78.9% ME: 74.3% |
73.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 16% above ME |
24 min 4% below ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.2%±4.3 ME: 15.9% |
36.6%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #10 of 133 in ME | #66 of 133 in ME | #9 of 133 in ME | #95 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 75/MSAD 75 | — | RSU 14 |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | Mt Ararat High School | — | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Highest |
12.2 |
— | 12.1Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.