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Ogunquit vs Gray vs Milan

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 youngest population (median age 43.4).
Milan has the most affordable homes ($259k median).

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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.

MeasureOgunquitGrayMilan
People
Population
1,379
8,429Highest
1,334Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+6.5%
U.S.: +7.4%
+1.6%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
43.4±4.5Lowest
12% above U.S.
50.3±2.8
29% above U.S.
Kids under 18
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
19%±4Highest
U.S.: 22%
18.2%±5.6
U.S.: 22%
Gray and Milan 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%
22.4%±2.8
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
44.8%
U.S.: 35.7%
17.6%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%
3.7%±2.4Lowest
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±$8k
18% above U.S.
$70,300±$8kLowest
13% 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.
$259,400±$30kLowest
22% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,371±$89Highest
about the U.S. average
$878±$160Lowest
38% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,473Highest
43% above U.S.
$3,683
18% above U.S.
$3,674Lowest
18% 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%±43.7
U.S.: 51.1%
Gray and Milan 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%
6.7%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
82.4%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
87.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1978
2 yrs older than U.S.
1983Highest
3 yrs newer than U.S.
1977Lowest
3 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
29 min
8% above U.S.
30 minHighest
12% above U.S.
Work from home
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
12.3%±3.5
U.S.: 15.1%
5.9%±2.9Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
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 Milan 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.