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Newburgh vs Gray vs Carmel
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newburgh has the most affordable homes ($245k median).
Gray has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.5%).
Carmel has the shortest commute (25 min average).
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 | Newburgh | Gray | Carmel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,475Lowest |
8,429Highest |
2,941 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8% ME: +2.6% |
+6.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.8±5.7 about the ME average |
43.4±4.5Lowest 3% below ME |
46.4±4.5Highest 4% above ME |
| Carmel and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
19%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.6%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Gray and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±2.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
16.5%±5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Newburgh and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.9% ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
17.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±2.7 ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.9%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,750±$10kLowest about the ME average |
$95,236±$8kHighest 27% above ME |
$82,188±$22k 10% above ME |
| Gray and Carmel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $244,600±$20kLowest 18% below ME |
$363,700±$20kHighest 23% above ME |
$256,800±$37k 13% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $950±$219Lowest 17% below ME |
$1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
$1,276±$187 12% above ME |
| Gray and Carmel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,748 9% below ME |
$3,683Highest 21% above ME |
$2,662Lowest 12% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.9%±13.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±38.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 11.7% ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.4% ME: 74.3% |
87.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1996Highest 19 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 23% above ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 6.4%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±4.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Gray and Carmel 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 | #77 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 87/MSAD 23 |
| High school in town | — | Gray-New Gloucester High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5 |
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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.