Compare towns
Old Town vs Gray vs Bradley
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Old Town has the most people working from home (21.4%).
Gray has the most expensive homes ($364k median).
Bradley has the most affordable homes ($169k median).
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 | Old Town | Gray | Bradley |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,470 |
8,429Highest |
845Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 37±1.5Lowest 17% below ME |
43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
50.9±15.7Highest 14% above ME |
| Bradley and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±4.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
17.9%±6.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Old Town and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.9%±3.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
22%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bradley and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.8% ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.2%±6.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
0.7%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Old Town and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $51,585±$10kLowest 31% below ME |
$95,236±$8kHighest 27% above ME |
$62,813±$23k 16% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $208,100±$26k 30% below ME |
$363,700±$20kHighest 23% above ME |
$168,900±$21kLowest 43% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $989±$100Lowest 13% below ME |
$1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
$1,034±$485 9% below ME |
| Gray and Bradley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,153 4% above ME |
$3,683Highest 21% above ME |
$1,735Lowest 43% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.3%±15 ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±25.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Old Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 21.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
77.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 14 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1975 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 18% below ME |
29 minHighest 16% above ME |
22 min 9% below ME |
| Work from home | 21.4%±11.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.5%±9.9 ME: 15.9% |
| Old Town and Bradley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #56 of 133 in ME | #10 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 34 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | — |
| High school in town | Old Town High School | Gray-New Gloucester High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
12.5Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | 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.