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Ogunquit vs Gray vs Gardner
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).
Gardner has the most renters (41.1% 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 | Ogunquit | Gray | Gardner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,379Lowest |
8,429 |
21,148Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
43.4±4.5Lowest 12% above U.S. |
43.7±2.3 12% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.3%±2.3 U.S.: 22% |
| Gray and Gardner 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%±4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.6%±2.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 63.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
23.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.6%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Gray and Gardner 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. |
$67,518±$8kLowest 16% below 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±$20k 9% above U.S. |
$301,600±$20kLowest 9% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,371±$89Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,109±$51Lowest 22% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,473Highest 43% above U.S. |
$3,683Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$4,150 33% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.4%±24Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
49.7%±8.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Gray and Gardner 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% |
13.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
58.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1954Lowest 26 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
29 min 8% above U.S. |
31 minHighest 16% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.3%±3.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #10 of 133 in ME | #273 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | Gardner |
| High school in town | — | Gray-New Gloucester High School | Gardner High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5Lowest |
13.5Highest |
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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.