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Orrington vs Gray vs Casco
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Orrington has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Gray has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.5%).
Casco has the most people working from home (26.6%).
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 | Orrington | Gray | Casco |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,853 |
8,429Highest |
3,696Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.1% ME: +2.6% |
+6.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.5±3.3 10% above ME |
43.4±4.5Lowest 3% below ME |
52±3.3Highest 16% above ME |
| Casco and Orrington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
19%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.3%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Gray and Orrington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.8%±5.1 ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.3%±7.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Casco and Orrington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.3% ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
32.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±2.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Orrington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,556±$10k 27% above ME |
$95,236±$8kHighest 27% above ME |
$69,313±$19kLowest 7% below ME |
| Gray and Orrington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $309,000±$49kLowest 4% above ME |
$363,700±$20kHighest 23% above ME |
$355,500±$58k 20% above ME |
| Gray and Casco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,167±$135Lowest about the ME average |
$1,371±$89 20% above ME |
$1,395±$184Highest 22% above ME |
| Casco and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,823Lowest 7% below ME |
$3,683Highest 21% above ME |
$3,085 about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.9%±20.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
39.7%±35.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Casco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.6% ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.5% ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1988 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 13% below ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 11.4%±5.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
26.6%±10Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #41 of 133 in ME | #10 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Orrington Public Schools | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 61/MSAD 61 |
| High school in town | None in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.