Compare towns
Ogunquit vs Gray vs Topsham vs York
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).
Topsham has the most renters (21.1% rent).
York has the highest household income ($121k).
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 | Topsham | York |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,379Lowest |
8,429 |
9,706 |
13,986Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.8% ME: +2.6% |
+9.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
43.4±4.5Lowest 3% below ME |
44.7±4 about the ME average |
49.5±5.2 10% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
19.9%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
21.1%±3.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| York and Topsham 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%±4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
24.4%±3.2 ME: 22.4% |
27.9%±3.2 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
50% ME: 36.2% |
53.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.9%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Topsham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $114,259±$56k 53% above ME |
$95,236±$8k 27% above ME |
$91,028±$10kLowest 22% above ME |
$121,250±$25kHighest 62% above ME |
| York and Ogunquit 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 |
$360,800±$20kLowest 22% above ME |
$636,400±$30k 115% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,371±$89 20% above ME |
$1,355±$642Lowest 19% above ME |
$1,490±$336Highest 31% above ME |
| York and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,473 47% above ME |
$3,683Lowest 21% above ME |
$4,259 40% above ME |
$4,658Highest 53% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24 ME: 48.4% |
40.3%±12.9 ME: 48.4% |
56.5%±10.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| York and Gray 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% |
6.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.4% ME: 74.3% |
78.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 7% above ME |
29 minHighest 16% above ME |
24 min 4% below ME |
24 minLowest 4% below ME |
| Work from home | 43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.2%±4.3 ME: 15.9% |
26%±3.9 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #10 of 133 in ME | #66 of 133 in ME | #13 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 75/MSAD 75 | York Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | Gray-New Gloucester High School | Mt Ararat High School | York High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5Highest |
12.2 |
9.6Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | ||||
| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.