Compare towns
Gray vs Windham vs Newburgh vs Cumberland
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 housing (typical home built 1983).
Windham has the youngest population (median age 41.8).
Newburgh has the most affordable homes ($245k median).
Cumberland has grown the fastest since 2010 (+17.5%).
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 | Windham | Newburgh | Cumberland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,429 |
19,188Highest |
1,475Lowest |
8,647 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5% ME: +2.6% |
+8.4% ME: +2.6% |
+2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+17.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
41.8±1.8Lowest 7% below ME |
45.8±5.7Highest about the ME average |
41.9±4 6% below ME |
| Newburgh and Gray 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% |
19.2%±2.7 ME: 18.1% |
18.8%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
25.6%±3.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±2.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.8%±2.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Newburgh and Cumberland 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% |
44.2% ME: 36.2% |
29.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
72.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±2.7 ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Newburgh 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 |
$107,934±$14k 44% above ME |
$76,750±$10kLowest about the ME average |
$173,894±$20kHighest 133% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,700±$20k 23% above ME |
$388,900±$22k 31% above ME |
$244,600±$20kLowest 18% below ME |
$616,800±$42kHighest 108% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89 20% above ME |
$1,232±$332 8% above ME |
$950±$219Lowest 17% below ME |
$2,143±$759Highest 88% above ME |
| Cumberland 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 |
$3,938 30% above ME |
$2,748Lowest 9% below ME |
$7,116Highest 134% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±13.9 ME: 48.4% |
47.1%±31.3 ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Cumberland 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% |
3.4% ME: 10.7% |
11.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% ME: 74.3% |
84.6% ME: 74.3% |
81.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 16% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
24 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
6.4%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
25.3%±7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Cumberland and Windham 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 | — | #25 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 14 | — | RSU 51/MSAD 51 |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | Windham High School | — | Greely High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Highest |
12.1 |
— | 9.5Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | 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.