Compare towns
New Gloucester vs Ogunquit vs Windsor vs Gray
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
New Gloucester has the youngest population (median age 40.1).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($229k median).
Gray has the most renters (17.6% rent).
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 | New Gloucester | Ogunquit | Windsor | Gray |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 5,766 |
1,379Lowest |
2,690 |
8,429Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
43.5±8 about the ME average |
43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 24.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.2%±6.4 ME: 18.1% |
19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
| New Gloucester and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 15.4%±4.2 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
14.3%±4.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.7% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| 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 | $108,797±$12k 46% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$63,178±$5kLowest 15% below ME |
$95,236±$8k 27% above ME |
| Ogunquit and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $357,100±$29k 20% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$228,800±$22kLowest 23% below ME |
$363,700±$20k 23% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,150±$249Lowest about the ME average |
— | $1,265±$400 11% above ME |
$1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
| Gray and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,417 13% above ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$2,160Lowest 29% below ME |
$3,683 21% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.7%±12 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
46.2%±31.6 ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 4.3% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89.1% ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 9% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
36 minHighest 45% above ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.2%±6.5 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #65 of 133 in ME | — | #44 of 133 in ME | #10 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 | — | RSU 12 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences |
| High school in town | None 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 | 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.