Compare towns
Hampden vs Hampton Beach vs Gray
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hampden has the most kids (23.3% under 18).
Hampton Beach has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.2%).
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 | Hampden | Hampton Beach | Gray |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,161 |
2,605Lowest |
8,429Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+14.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.1±6.3Lowest 6% above U.S. |
60.4±2.4Highest 55% above U.S. |
43.4±4.5 12% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 23.3%±7.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
3.1%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19%±4 U.S.: 22% |
| Hampden and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.6%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
33.7%±4.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.3%±4 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
34%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±2.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
0.6%±0.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Gray and Hampden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $112,228±$22kHighest 39% above U.S. |
$82,557±$17kLowest about the U.S. average |
$95,236±$8k 18% above U.S. |
| Hampden and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $285,900±$33kLowest 14% below U.S. |
$508,900±$76kHighest 53% above U.S. |
$363,700±$20k 9% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,133±$375Lowest 20% below U.S. |
$1,375±$130Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,371±$89 about the U.S. average |
| Hampton Beach and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,863 24% above U.S. |
$6,115Highest 96% above U.S. |
$3,683Lowest 18% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.2%±18Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
61.7%±20.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.4%±24 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Hampton Beach and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
62.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 16% below U.S. |
25 min 4% below U.S. |
29 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 16.1%±6 U.S.: 15.1% |
26.9%±6.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Hampton Beach and Hampden 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 | #6 of 133 in ME | — | #10 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | — | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences |
| High school in town | — | — | Gray-New Gloucester High School |
| 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.