Compare towns
New Vineyard vs Mapleton vs Gray vs Anson
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
New Vineyard has the most people working from home (16.7%).
Mapleton has the youngest population (median age 41.8).
Gray has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.5%).
Anson has the most affordable homes ($118k 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 | New Vineyard | Mapleton | Gray | Anson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 607Lowest |
1,884 |
8,429Highest |
2,331 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.8% ME: +2.6% |
-3.2% ME: +2.6% |
+6.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.5±9.5Highest 6% above ME |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
46.7±6.2 4% above ME |
| New Vineyard and Anson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 24.5%±6.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
19%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.1%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
| New Vineyard and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 27%±3.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20% ME: 36.2% |
34.3% ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
11.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.2%±2.7 ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $61,806±$19k 17% below ME |
$91,731±$25k 23% above ME |
$95,236±$8kHighest 27% above ME |
$52,474±$21kLowest 30% below ME |
| Gray and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $190,000±$76k 36% below ME |
$191,800±$23k 35% below ME |
$363,700±$20kHighest 23% above ME |
$117,800±$14kLowest 60% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $925±$490 19% below ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
$928±$62 19% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,136 30% below ME |
$1,789 41% below ME |
$3,683Highest 21% above ME |
$1,572Lowest 48% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±5.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24 ME: 48.4% |
20.6%±23.9 ME: 48.4% |
| New Vineyard and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 22.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.9% ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.9% ME: 74.3% |
82.4% ME: 74.3% |
79.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1972Lowest 5 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 39% above ME |
28 minLowest 13% above ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
33 min 32% above ME |
| Work from home | 16.7%±8.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
3%±2.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| New Vineyard 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 79/MSAD 01 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 74/MSAD 74 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | Carrabec High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.5Highest |
11.6Lowest |
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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.