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Newfields vs Gray vs Ellsworth
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Gray has the most kids (19% under 18).
Ellsworth has the most affordable homes ($242k 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 | Newfields | Gray | Ellsworth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,023Lowest |
8,429 |
8,657Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.1±1.8Highest 13% above U.S. |
43.4±4.5 12% above U.S. |
43±2.4Lowest 11% above U.S. |
| Newfields and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±1.6 U.S.: 22% |
19%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.4%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Gray and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13.6%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.3%±4 U.S.: 17.2% |
22.1%±3.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Ellsworth and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 68.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
39.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±7.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±2.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.3%±2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Newfields and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $197,885±$15kHighest 145% above U.S. |
$95,236±$8k 18% above U.S. |
$77,375±$18kLowest 4% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,400±$34kHighest 94% above U.S. |
$363,700±$20k 9% above U.S. |
$242,300±$22kLowest 27% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,875±$323Highest 33% above U.S. |
$1,371±$89 about the U.S. average |
$1,017±$195Lowest 28% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$3,683 18% above U.S. |
$3,262Lowest 5% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±40.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.4%±24 U.S.: 51.1% |
62.1%±15.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Ellsworth and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
9.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
66.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 11 yrs newer than U.S. |
1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1980Lowest same as U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the U.S. average |
29 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 7% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 25.5%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±3.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
7.1%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #10 of 133 in ME | #63 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Newfields School District | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | Ellsworth Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | Ellsworth High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5Lowest |
12.7Highest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.