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Holden vs Gray vs Winterport
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Holden has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Gray has the most expensive homes ($364k median).
Winterport has the highest household income ($98k).
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 | Holden | Gray | Winterport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,352Lowest |
8,429Highest |
3,850 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+1.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45±4.6Highest about the ME average |
43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
42.3±5.5Lowest 6% below ME |
| Holden and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.5%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
18%±5.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Holden and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.1%±6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
19%±4.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Gray and Winterport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.7% ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
39.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±2.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
7.5%±3.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Winterport and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $92,200±$35kLowest 23% above ME |
$95,236±$8k 27% above ME |
$98,333±$21kHighest 32% above ME |
| Winterport and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $289,400±$70k about the ME average |
$363,700±$20kHighest 23% above ME |
$283,000±$43kLowest 5% below ME |
| Gray and Holden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,371±$89 20% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,221 6% above ME |
$3,683Highest 21% above ME |
$2,646Lowest 13% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 22.8%±30.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
26.8%±25.4 ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Winterport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
3.5% ME: 10.7% |
5.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
29 min 16% above ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 13.8%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
10.4%±6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Holden and Gray 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 | #61 of 133 in ME | #10 of 133 in ME | #53 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 63/MSAD 63 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 22 |
| High school in town | None in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | None in town |
| 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.