Compare towns
Lamoine vs Gray vs Ogunquit vs Nobleboro
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lamoine has the most affordable homes ($325k median).
Gray has the youngest population (median age 43.4).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Nobleboro has the shortest commute (20 min average).
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 | Lamoine | Gray | Ogunquit | Nobleboro |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,782 |
8,429Highest |
1,379Lowest |
1,906 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.4% ME: +2.6% |
+6.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+9% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.6±7.3 11% above ME |
43.4±4.5Lowest 3% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
48.4±1.8 8% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 15%±3.8 ME: 18.1% |
19%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17.5%±4.2 ME: 18.1% |
| Gray and Nobleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 25.5%±3.3 ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
27.9%±3 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.8% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
37.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
4.1%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
| 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 | $88,542±$15kLowest 18% above ME |
$95,236±$8k 27% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$100,417±$14k 34% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Nobleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $324,800±$43kLowest 10% above ME |
$363,700±$20k 23% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$352,600±$45k 19% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,174±$158 3% above ME |
$1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
— | $1,099±$231Lowest 4% below ME |
| Gray and Lamoine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,303Lowest 24% below ME |
$3,683 21% above ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$3,049 about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.3%±16.4 ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±32.2 ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Nobleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 8.9% ME: 10.7% |
3.5% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.4% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.3% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 11% below ME |
29 minHighest 16% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
20 minLowest 17% below ME |
| Work from home | 21.4%±5 ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.6%±3.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #10 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | Lamoine Public Schools | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | — | Nobleboro Public Schools |
| 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 | 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.