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Groton vs Gray vs Glover
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Groton has the most affordable homes ($243k median).
Gray has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.5%).
Glover has the most people working from home (16.8%).
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 | Groton | Gray | Glover |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 967Lowest |
8,429Highest |
1,051 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.7±5.8 17% above U.S. |
43.4±4.5Lowest 12% above U.S. |
48.4±5.9Highest 24% above U.S. |
| Glover and Groton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.3%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19%±4 U.S.: 22% |
22.3%±5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Glover and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.5%±3 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.3%±4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.2%±3.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Glover and Groton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
44.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
35.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±5.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±2.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.3%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Groton and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,250±$14k 4% below U.S. |
$95,236±$8kHighest 18% above U.S. |
$73,839±$18kLowest 9% below U.S. |
| Gray and Groton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $243,000±$70kLowest 27% below U.S. |
$363,700±$20kHighest 9% above U.S. |
$264,700±$34k 20% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $288±$151Lowest 80% below U.S. |
$1,371±$89Highest about the U.S. average |
$973±$130 31% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,659 17% above U.S. |
$3,683Highest 18% above U.S. |
$3,234Lowest 4% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 12.5%±72.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.4%±24Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
39.3%±64.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Gray and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
93.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1968Lowest 12 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 15% above U.S. |
29 minLowest 8% above U.S. |
40 minHighest 50% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.3%±7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.8%±5.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Glover and Groton 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 | — |
| School district | — | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District |
| High school in town | — | Gray-New Gloucester High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.