Compare towns
Hampden vs Knox vs Ogunquit vs Gray
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hampden has the most kids (25.8% under 18).
Knox has the most affordable homes ($160k median).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
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 | Hampden | Knox | Ogunquit | Gray |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 7,896 |
825Lowest |
1,379 |
8,429Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.2% ME: +2.6% |
+0.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41±2.9Lowest 8% below ME |
41.1±7.9 8% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 25.8%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.9%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
| Hampden and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 17.2%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
17.3%±2.9 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.9% ME: 36.2% |
26%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
44.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
4.6%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| 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 | $111,959±$13k 50% above ME |
$64,821±$9kLowest 13% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$95,236±$8k 27% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Hampden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $301,300±$38k about the ME average |
$159,600±$26kLowest 46% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$363,700±$20k 23% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,286±$317Lowest 13% above ME |
$1,375±$47Highest 21% above ME |
— | $1,371±$89 20% above ME |
| Knox and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,694 22% above ME |
$1,610Lowest 47% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$3,683 21% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 22.2%±15.1 ME: 48.4% |
11.3%±31.5 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Hampden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 7.5% ME: 10.7% |
8.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
3.5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.7% ME: 74.3% |
80.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 7% below ME |
30 minHighest 22% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
| Work from home | 21.3%±5.5 ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±7.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #6 of 133 in ME | — | — | #10 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 22 | — | — | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences |
| High school in town | Hampden Academy | — | — | Gray-New Gloucester High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8Highest |
— | — | 12.5Lowest |
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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.