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Monkton vs Ogunquit vs Gray

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Monkton has the highest household income ($120k).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Gray has the most renters (17.6% rent).

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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.

MeasureMonktonOgunquitGray
People
Population
1,999
1,379Lowest
8,429Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+5%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+6.5%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
47.1±5.4
21% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
43.4±4.5Lowest
12% above U.S.
Kids under 18
18.1%±3.8
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
19%±4Highest
U.S.: 22%
Gray and Monkton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
20.2%±2.8
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.3%±4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
50%
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
44.8%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.3%±1.4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±2.2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
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
$119,688±$28kHighest
48% above U.S.
$114,259±$56k
42% above U.S.
$95,236±$8kLowest
18% above U.S.
Monkton and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$379,900±$18k
14% above U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
$363,700±$20kLowest
9% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,301±$120Lowest
8% below U.S.
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$1,371±$89Highest
about the U.S. average
Gray and Monkton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,887Highest
89% above U.S.
$4,473
43% above U.S.
$3,683Lowest
18% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
62.1%±64Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
56.4%±24
U.S.: 51.1%
Monkton and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
4.2%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.5%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
96.6%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
82.4%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1988Highest
8 yrs newer than U.S.
1978Lowest
2 yrs older than U.S.
1983
3 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
29 minHighest
11% above U.S.
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
29 min
8% above U.S.
Work from home
26.7%±4.9
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
12.3%±3.5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Ogunquit and Monkton 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 Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 — 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 None yet

U.S. 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.