Compare towns
Knox vs Ogunquit vs Gray vs Mariaville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Knox has the most affordable homes ($160k median).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Mariaville has the most kids (19.6% 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 | Knox | Ogunquit | Gray | Mariaville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 825 |
1,379 |
8,429Highest |
724Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5% ME: +2.6% |
-8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.1±7.9Lowest 8% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
42.3±13.5 6% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 13.9%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
19.6%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Mariaville and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 17.3%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
17.7%±4.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
44.8% ME: 36.2% |
22.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $64,821±$9kLowest 13% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$95,236±$8k 27% above ME |
$66,027±$3k 12% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $159,600±$26kLowest 46% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$363,700±$20k 23% above ME |
$215,400±$24k 27% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,375±$47Highest 21% above ME |
— | $1,371±$89 20% above ME |
$1,169±$156Lowest about the ME average |
| Knox and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,610Lowest 47% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$3,683 21% above ME |
$1,871 38% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.3%±31.5 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24 ME: 48.4% |
58.5%±18.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Mariaville and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 8.6% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
3.5% ME: 10.7% |
9.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.4% ME: 74.3% |
81.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 22% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
37 minHighest 48% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±7.4 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
10.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| 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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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.