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Otisfield vs Eliot vs Gray
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Otisfield has the most affordable homes ($317k median).
Eliot has the most expensive homes ($499k median).
Gray has the most kids (19% under 18).
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 | Otisfield | Eliot | Gray |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,951Lowest |
7,146 |
8,429Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 56.8±4.8Highest 27% above ME |
50.8±5.9 13% above ME |
43.4±4.5Lowest 3% below ME |
| Otisfield and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.1%±3.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.3%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
19%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Gray and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.7%±1.5 ME: 22.4% |
27.8%±6.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Eliot and Otisfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
43.6% ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,271±$15kLowest 13% above ME |
$101,522±$10kHighest 36% above ME |
$95,236±$8k 27% above ME |
| Eliot and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $317,200±$35kLowest 7% above ME |
$498,900±$62kHighest 68% above ME |
$363,700±$20k 23% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,300±$872Lowest 14% above ME |
$1,948±$471Highest 71% above ME |
$1,371±$89 20% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,652Lowest 13% below ME |
$4,549Highest 50% above ME |
$3,683 21% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 77.3%±92.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
55.1%±20.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24 ME: 48.4% |
| Otisfield and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.8% ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 34% above ME |
23 minLowest 9% below ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
| Work from home | 18.8%±6.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.4%±4.7 ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Otisfield and Eliot 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 | — | #19 of 133 in ME | #10 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 17/MSAD 17 | RSU 35/MSAD 35 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.5 |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.