Compare towns
Porter vs Gray vs Hodgdon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Porter has the most people working from home (15.5%).
Gray has the most expensive homes ($364k median).
Hodgdon has the shortest commute (15 min average).
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 | Porter | Gray | Hodgdon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,746 |
8,429Highest |
1,428Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5% ME: +2.6% |
-1.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.9±7.9Lowest 9% below ME |
43.4±4.5Highest 3% below ME |
42.2±6.2 6% below ME |
| Gray and Hodgdon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.8%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
25.4%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Hodgdon and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±3.2 ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.7%±2.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Hodgdon and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,417±$9k 19% below ME |
$95,236±$8kHighest 27% above ME |
$54,519±$11kLowest 27% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $226,100±$20k 24% below ME |
$363,700±$20kHighest 23% above ME |
$159,300±$25kLowest 46% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
$695±$426Lowest 39% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,841 39% below ME |
$3,683Highest 21% above ME |
$1,614Lowest 47% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.9%±8.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
45.3%±24.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Hodgdon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.8% ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 30% above ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
15 minLowest 40% below ME |
| Work from home | 15.5%±5.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±2.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Porter 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 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 70/MSAD 70 |
| High school in town | — | Gray-New Gloucester High School | Hodgdon Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5Lowest |
13.8Highest |
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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.