Compare towns
Hiram vs Gray vs Baldwin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hiram has the most kids (20.9% under 18).
Gray has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.5%).
Baldwin has the oldest population (median age 50.6).
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 | Hiram | Gray | Baldwin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,748 |
8,429Highest |
1,170Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.6±10.2Lowest 7% below ME |
43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
50.6±4.6Highest 13% above ME |
| Baldwin and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±3.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Hiram and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.7%±2.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25% ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $62,813±$10kLowest 16% below ME |
$95,236±$8kHighest 27% above ME |
$68,045±$8k 9% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $256,600±$42kLowest 13% below ME |
$363,700±$20kHighest 23% above ME |
$263,200±$38k 11% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,070±$161Lowest 6% below ME |
$1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,106Lowest 31% below ME |
$3,683Highest 21% above ME |
$2,540 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 12.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.8% ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 28% above ME |
29 minLowest 16% above ME |
32 minHighest 32% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.6%±3.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Gray and Baldwin 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 55/MSAD 55 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | — |
| High school in town | Sacopee Valley High Sch | Gray-New Gloucester High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
12.5Highest |
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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.