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Newburgh vs Windham vs Gray vs Franklin
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).
Windham has the most people working from home (19%).
Gray has the oldest housing (typical home built 1983).
Franklin has the most renters (23.2% 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 | Newburgh | Windham | Gray | Franklin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,475Lowest |
19,188Highest |
8,429 |
1,628 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5% ME: +2.6% |
+5.7% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.8±5.7 about the ME average |
41.8±1.8Lowest 7% below ME |
43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
46±9.3Highest about the ME average |
| Franklin 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% |
19.2%±2.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
16.3%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Windham and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±2.4 ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
25.6%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Franklin and Newburgh 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% |
44.2% ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
28.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±2.7 ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.6 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±$10k about the ME average |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
$95,236±$8k 27% above ME |
$65,455±$16kLowest 12% below ME |
| Windham and Gray 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 |
$388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
$363,700±$20k 23% above ME |
$245,800±$59k 17% below ME |
| Windham and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $950±$219 17% below ME |
$1,232±$332 8% above ME |
$1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
$888±$306Lowest 22% below ME |
| Gray and Windham 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 |
$3,938Highest 30% above ME |
$3,683 21% above ME |
$2,231Lowest 27% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.9%±13.9 ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
36.7%±27.8 ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 11.7% ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
3.5% ME: 10.7% |
15.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.2% ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.4% ME: 74.3% |
76.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 23% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
29 min 18% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.4%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
12.2%±5.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Windham 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 | — | #95 of 133 in ME | #10 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 14 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | — |
| High school in town | — | Windham High School | Gray-New Gloucester High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.1Lowest |
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.