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Lubec vs Gray
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lubec has the most people working from home (26.3%).
Gray has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.5%).
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 | Lubec | Gray |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,346Lowest |
8,429Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 59.3±4.5Highest 32% above ME |
43.4±4.5Lowest 3% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 14.4%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Gray and Lubec are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 41.2%±3.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±4.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Lubec and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $52,375±$11kLowest 30% below ME |
$95,236±$8kHighest 27% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $188,700±$26kLowest 36% below ME |
$363,700±$20kHighest 23% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $550±$204Lowest 52% below ME |
$1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,039Lowest 33% below ME |
$3,683Highest 21% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.6%±25.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Lubec are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 14.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 17 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
29 minHighest 16% above ME |
| Work from home | 26.3%±12.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Lubec 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 | — | #10 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 85/MSAD 19 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences |
| High school in town | None in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.