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Mexico vs Gray vs Mexico
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mexico has the shortest commute (24 min average).
Gray has the most expensive homes ($364k median).
Mexico has grown the fastest since 2010 (+28.2%).
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 | Mexico | Gray | Mexico |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,782 |
8,429Highest |
2,142Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5% ME: +2.6% |
+28.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±2.8Highest 3% below ME |
43.4±4.5Highest 3% below ME |
41.9±5.5Lowest 6% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
19%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.8%±5.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Mexico and Mexico are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.8%±4.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Mexico and Mexico are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
13.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $55,727±$9k 25% below ME |
$95,236±$8kHighest 27% above ME |
$50,972±$7kLowest 32% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $110,800±$10k 63% below ME |
$363,700±$20kHighest 23% above ME |
$108,700±$11kLowest 63% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,027±$275 10% below ME |
$1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
$972±$310Lowest 15% below ME |
| Gray and Mexico are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,961 35% below ME |
$3,683Highest 21% above ME |
$1,944Lowest 36% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.8%±17.8 ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Lowest ME: 48.4% |
65.5%±20Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Mexico and Mexico are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.7% ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
24.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77% ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
73.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958 19 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1955Lowest 22 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the ME average |
29 minHighest 16% above ME |
25 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 5.6%±3.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±4.6 ME: 15.9% |
| Gray and Mexico 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 | #130 of 133 in ME | #10 of 133 in ME | #130 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Rumford-Region 9 · RSU 10 | 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 |
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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.