Compare towns
Naples vs Gray vs Eliot
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Naples has the most people working from home (26.7%).
Gray has the most kids (19% under 18).
Eliot has the most expensive homes ($499k median).
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 | Naples | Gray | Eliot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,985Lowest |
8,429Highest |
7,146 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5% ME: +2.6% |
+8.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.8±6.8 11% above ME |
43.4±4.5Lowest 3% below ME |
50.8±5.9Highest 13% above ME |
| Eliot and Naples are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.3%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
| Gray and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.3%±5.4 ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.8%±6.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Eliot and Naples are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
43.6% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Naples are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $78,188±$13kLowest 5% above ME |
$95,236±$8k 27% above ME |
$101,522±$10kHighest 36% above ME |
| Eliot and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $340,100±$48kLowest 15% above ME |
$363,700±$20k 23% above ME |
$498,900±$62kHighest 68% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,941±$625 70% above ME |
$1,371±$89Lowest 20% above ME |
$1,948±$471Highest 71% above ME |
| Eliot and Naples are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,784Lowest 8% below ME |
$3,683 21% above ME |
$4,549Highest 50% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.9%±40.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24 ME: 48.4% |
55.1%±20.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Naples and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
4.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.4% ME: 74.3% |
79.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 56% above ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
23 minLowest 9% below ME |
| Work from home | 26.7%±11.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.4%±4.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Naples and Eliot 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 | #118 of 133 in ME | #10 of 133 in ME | #19 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 61/MSAD 61 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 35/MSAD 35 |
| High school in town | Lake Region High School | Gray-New Gloucester High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.7Lowest |
12.5Highest |
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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.