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Hebron vs Ogunquit 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

Hebron has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Gray has the most kids (19% 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.

MeasureHebronOgunquitGray
People
Population
883Lowest
1,379
8,429Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+5%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+6.5%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
57.9±3.6
49% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
43.4±4.5Lowest
12% above U.S.
Ogunquit and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
12.2%±3.9
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
19%±4Highest
U.S.: 22%
Gray and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
37.8%±9.3
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.3%±4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Ogunquit and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
47.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
44.8%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.4%±4.3Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±2.2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Gray and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$91,071±$17kLowest
13% above U.S.
$114,259±$56kHighest
42% above U.S.
$95,236±$8k
18% above U.S.
Ogunquit and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$589,500±$61k
77% above U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
$363,700±$20kLowest
9% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,429±$334Highest
about the U.S. average
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$1,371±$89Lowest
about the U.S. average
Hebron and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,603Lowest
16% above U.S.
$4,473Highest
43% above U.S.
$3,683
18% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
40%±38.3
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
56.4%±24Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Gray and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
15.2%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.5%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
86.8%
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
82.4%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977Lowest
3 yrs older than U.S.
1978
2 yrs older than U.S.
1983Highest
3 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
19 minLowest
27% below U.S.
26 min
about the U.S. average
29 minHighest
8% above U.S.
Work from home
13.1%±5.1
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
12.3%±3.5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
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
High school in town — — Gray-New Gloucester High School
Students per teacherat that high school — —
12.5
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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.