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Gray vs Topsham vs Mapleton
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 highest household income ($95k).
Topsham has the most people working from home (17.2%).
Mapleton has the most affordable homes ($192k median).
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 | Mapleton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,429 |
9,706Highest |
1,884Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5% ME: +2.6% |
+8.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
44.7±4Highest about the ME average |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
| Topsham and Gray 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% |
19.9%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Topsham 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%±3.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Topsham 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% ME: 36.2% |
50%Highest ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.9%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Mapleton 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 |
$91,028±$10kLowest 22% above ME |
$91,731±$25k 23% above ME |
| Gray and Mapleton 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 |
$360,800±$20k 22% above ME |
$191,800±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
| Gray and Topsham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
$1,355±$642 19% above ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
| Gray and Topsham 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 |
$4,259Highest 40% above ME |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
40.3%±12.9 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest 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%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
78.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 16% above ME |
24 minLowest 4% below ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
17.2%±4.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Topsham and Gray 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 | #66 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 75/MSAD 75 | RSU 79/MSAD 01 |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | Mt Ararat High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Highest |
12.2Lowest |
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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.