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Ogunquit vs Gray vs Derry

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Gray has the most affordable homes ($364k median).
Derry has the most renters (40.9% 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.

MeasureOgunquitGrayDerry
People
Population
1,379Lowest
8,429
21,339Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+6.5%
U.S.: +7.4%
+3.9%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
43.4±4.5
12% above U.S.
41±3Lowest
5% above U.S.
Kids under 18
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
19%±4
U.S.: 22%
19.9%±2.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
Derry 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
U.S.: 17.2%
19.3%±4
U.S.: 17.2%
14.8%±2Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
44.8%
U.S.: 35.7%
36.7%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.2%±2.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±2.2
U.S.: 6.4%
7.2%±2.2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Derry and Gray 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
42% above U.S.
$95,236±$8k
18% above U.S.
$91,673±$11kLowest
14% above U.S.
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
163% above U.S.
$363,700±$20kLowest
9% above U.S.
$391,200±$23k
18% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,371±$89Lowest
about the U.S. average
$1,549±$137Highest
10% above U.S.
Derry and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,473
43% above U.S.
$3,683Lowest
18% above U.S.
$7,278Highest
133% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
56.4%±24Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
54.7%±9.5
U.S.: 51.1%
Gray and Derry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.5%
U.S.: 12.5%
4.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
82.4%
U.S.: 65.2%
59.1%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1978Lowest
2 yrs older than U.S.
1983Highest
3 yrs newer than U.S.
1982
2 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
29 min
8% above U.S.
29 minHighest
11% above U.S.
Work from home
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
12.3%±3.5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
14.2%±3.5
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — #10 of 133 in ME #60 of 120 in NH
School district — RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences —
High school in town — Gray-New Gloucester High School —
Students per teacherat that high school —
12.5
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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.