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Phillips vs Gray vs Avon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Phillips has the most people working from home (16.8%).
Gray has the most expensive homes ($364k median).
Avon has the most affordable homes ($142k 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 | Phillips | Gray | Avon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,094 |
8,429Highest |
359Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 49.7±3.7Highest 11% above ME |
43.4±4.5Lowest 3% below ME |
47.1±5.1 5% above ME |
| Phillips and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
19%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.7%±6.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Avon and Phillips are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.3%±2.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.1%±4.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Phillips and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.7% ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±4.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Phillips are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $45,385±$12kLowest 39% below ME |
$95,236±$8kHighest 27% above ME |
$63,125±$32k 16% below ME |
| Gray and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $190,800±$18k 36% below ME |
$363,700±$20kHighest 23% above ME |
$141,700±$42kLowest 52% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $483±$377 58% below ME |
$1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
$465±$30Lowest 59% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,582 15% below ME |
$3,683Highest 21% above ME |
$1,469Lowest 52% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.4%±33Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24 ME: 48.4% |
90%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Avon and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.4% ME: 74.3% |
78.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 8% below ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
42 minHighest 71% above ME |
| Work from home | 16.8%±7Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
9.2%±8.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Phillips and Gray 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 | — | #10 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 58/MSAD 58 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5 |
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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.