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North Haven vs Ogunquit vs Gray vs Cranberry Isles
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
North Haven has the shortest commute (9 min average).
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
Gray has the most affordable homes ($364k median).
Cranberry Isles has the most renters (19% 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 | North Haven | Ogunquit | Gray | Cranberry Isles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 480 |
1,379 |
8,429Highest |
196Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 49.6±6.6 11% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
43.4±4.5Lowest 3% below ME |
48±11.9 7% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 19.6%±6.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
19.4%±9.5 ME: 18.1% |
| North Haven and Cranberry Isles are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 32.5%±2.2 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.9%±7.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit and North Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.4% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
51.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±2.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
6.6%±3.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cranberry Isles and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $87,500±$22k 17% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$95,236±$8k 27% above ME |
$65,000±$37kLowest 13% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $440,200±$46k 48% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$363,700±$20kLowest 23% above ME |
$439,100±$51k 48% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $913±$318Lowest 20% below ME |
— | $1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
$1,000±$413 12% below ME |
| Gray and Cranberry Isles are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,824 26% above ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$3,683 21% above ME |
$3,273Lowest 8% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.6%±67.9 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24 ME: 48.4% |
71.4%±79Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Cranberry Isles and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 8.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
3.5% ME: 10.7% |
4.6% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.4% ME: 74.3% |
81%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 9 minLowest 65% below ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
29 minHighest 16% above ME |
20 min 17% below ME |
| Work from home | 16%±5.4 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #10 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | — | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | Cranberry Isles Public Schools |
| 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.