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Hebron vs Gray vs Hartford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hebron has the oldest population (median age 43.8).
Gray has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.5%).
Hartford has the most kids (23.4% under 18).
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 | Hebron | Gray | Hartford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,105Lowest |
8,429Highest |
1,314 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -13.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+1.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.8±5.1Highest about the ME average |
43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
42.2±6.5Lowest 6% below ME |
| Hebron and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±6.2 ME: 18.1% |
19%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.4%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Hartford and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±1.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
17.9%±0.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Hebron and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.6% ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
17.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1.3 ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $92,550±$19k 24% above ME |
$95,236±$8kHighest 27% above ME |
$87,115±$40kLowest 17% above ME |
| Gray and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $242,300±$26k 18% below ME |
$363,700±$20kHighest 23% above ME |
$189,200±$44kLowest 36% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,371±$89 20% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,323Lowest 23% below ME |
$3,683Highest 21% above ME |
$3,024 about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 56.4%±24Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Hartford and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.1% ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
97.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 26% above ME |
29 minLowest 16% above ME |
41 minHighest 68% above ME |
| Work from home | 9.9%±4 ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.2%±3.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Gray and Hebron 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 17/MSAD 17 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | — |
| High school in town | None 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 |
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.