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Gray vs Webster vs Wells vs Windham
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 most renters (17.6% rent).
Webster has the most kids (22.6% under 18).
Wells has grown the fastest since 2010 (+18%).
Windham has the most people working from home (19%).
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 | Webster | Wells | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,429 |
2,227Lowest |
11,713 |
19,188Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+18%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5 12% above U.S. |
44.7±7.6 15% above U.S. |
53.6±3.8Highest 38% above U.S. |
41.8±1.8Lowest 7% above U.S. |
| Wells and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4 U.S.: 22% |
22.6%±8Highest U.S.: 22% |
18%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.2%±2.7 U.S.: 22% |
| Webster and Windham 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% |
19.4%±1.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
31%±3.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
30.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
43.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
44.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.5%±1.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Gray and Wells 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. |
$107,171±$14k 33% above U.S. |
$88,024±$11kLowest 9% above U.S. |
$107,934±$14kHighest 34% above U.S. |
| Windham and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,700±$20k 9% above U.S. |
$338,500±$30kLowest about the U.S. average |
$485,300±$23kHighest 46% above U.S. |
$388,900±$22k 17% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89 about the U.S. average |
$1,396±$622Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,350±$297 4% below U.S. |
$1,232±$332Lowest 13% below U.S. |
| Webster and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,683 18% above U.S. |
$6,021Highest 93% above U.S. |
$3,215Lowest 3% above U.S. |
$3,938 26% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
53.6%±71 U.S.: 51.1% |
42.1%±19.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
32.7%±14.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Gray and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 3.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
9.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
96%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
84.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1979Lowest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1989Highest 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
1985 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 8% above U.S. |
31 minHighest 16% above U.S. |
28 min 4% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.1%±3.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
17.8%±4.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
19%±4.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windham and Wells 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 | — | #22 of 133 in ME | #95 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | Merrimack Valley School District | Wells-Ogunquit CSD | RSU 14 |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | None in town | Wells High School | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Highest |
— | 11.4Lowest |
12.1 |
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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.