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Ogunquit vs Gray vs Enfield
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 kids (19% under 18).
Enfield has the shortest commute (24 min average).
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 | Enfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,379Lowest |
8,429Highest |
4,475 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
43.4±4.5Lowest 12% above U.S. |
58.3±5.4 50% above U.S. |
| Ogunquit and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
7.9%±4.6 U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.3%±4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
30.7%±7.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Ogunquit and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 63.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
43%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| 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 42% above U.S. |
$95,236±$8kLowest 18% above U.S. |
$95,474±$19k 18% above U.S. |
| Ogunquit and Enfield 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. |
$390,800±$71k 17% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,371±$89Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,181±$563Lowest 16% below U.S. |
| Gray and Enfield 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. |
$6,203Highest 99% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.4%±24Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
17.8%±16.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Gray and Enfield 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% |
16.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
82.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the U.S. average |
29 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
24 minLowest 10% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±3.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
11%±5.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #10 of 133 in ME | #5 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | Mascoma Valley Regional School District |
| High school in town | — | Gray-New Gloucester High School | None in town |
| 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.