Compare towns
Otis vs Gray vs Ogunquit vs Ellsworth
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Gray has the most kids (19% under 18).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Ellsworth has the most renters (33.3% 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 | Otis | Gray | Ogunquit | Ellsworth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 705Lowest |
8,429 |
1,379 |
8,657Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+8.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.7±3.1 22% above ME |
43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
43±2.4Lowest 4% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±7.8 ME: 18.1% |
19%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.4%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Gray and Ellsworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 20.9%±8 ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.1%±3.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.8% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
39.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.6%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Ellsworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $101,250±$27k 35% above ME |
$95,236±$8k 27% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$77,375±$18kLowest 4% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Otis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $282,500±$23k 5% below ME |
$363,700±$20k 23% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$242,300±$22kLowest 18% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,563±$734Highest 37% above ME |
$1,371±$89 20% above ME |
— | $1,017±$195Lowest 11% below ME |
| Otis and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,263Lowest 25% below ME |
$3,683 21% above ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$3,262 7% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 35.7%±100 ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
62.1%±15.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Ellsworth and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 7.8% ME: 10.7% |
3.5% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.5% ME: 74.3% |
82.4% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
66.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 42 minHighest 69% above ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 5.1%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±2.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #10 of 133 in ME | — | #63 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Otis Public Schools | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | — | Ellsworth Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | — | Ellsworth High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5Lowest |
— | 12.7Highest |
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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.