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Ogunquit 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
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Gray has the youngest population (median age 43.4).
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 | Ogunquit | Gray | Anson |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,379Lowest |
8,429Highest |
2,331 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5% ME: +2.6% |
-8.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
43.4±4.5Lowest 3% below ME |
46.7±6.2 4% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
22.1%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Anson and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
44.8% ME: 36.2% |
11.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.2%±2.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$95,236±$8k 27% above ME |
$52,474±$21kLowest 30% 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 | $875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$363,700±$20k 23% above ME |
$117,800±$14kLowest 60% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
$928±$62Lowest 19% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$3,683 21% above ME |
$1,572Lowest 48% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
20.6%±23.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Anson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
3.5% ME: 10.7% |
8.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.4% ME: 74.3% |
79.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1972Lowest 5 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 7% above ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
33 minHighest 32% above ME |
| Work from home | 43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
3%±2.9Lowest 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 | RSU 74/MSAD 74 |
| High school 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 |
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.