Compare towns
Leeds vs Gray vs Turner
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Leeds has the most kids (30.6% under 18).
Gray has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.5%).
Turner has the shortest commute (25 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 | Leeds | Gray | Turner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,285Lowest |
8,429Highest |
5,891 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+1.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 38.2±8.3Lowest 15% below ME |
43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
47.6±4.3Highest 6% above ME |
| Turner and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 30.6%±9.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Leeds and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.8%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
27.2%±6.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Turner and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23% ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.4%±3.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.6%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Leeds and Turner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,208±$14kLowest 14% above ME |
$95,236±$8k 27% above ME |
$100,036±$28kHighest 34% above ME |
| Turner and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $257,800±$27kLowest 13% below ME |
$363,700±$20kHighest 23% above ME |
$284,900±$50k 4% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $940±$461 17% below ME |
$1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
$584±$490Lowest 49% below ME |
| Gray and Leeds are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,565 16% below ME |
$3,683Highest 21% above ME |
$2,294Lowest 24% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27.1%±11.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
41.9%±64.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Turner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.5% ME: 10.7% |
3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 37% above ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 10%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.7%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Gray and Turner 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 | #33 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 52/MSAD 52 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 52/MSAD 52 |
| High school in town | None in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | Leavitt Area High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5Highest |
11.6Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | 12 photos → |
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.