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Porter vs Gray vs Steuben
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).
Steuben has the most affordable homes ($174k 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 | Porter | Gray | Steuben |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,746 |
8,429Highest |
1,388Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5% ME: +2.6% |
-0.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.9±7.9 9% below ME |
43.4±4.5Highest 3% below ME |
40.1±8.5Lowest 10% below ME |
| Gray and Porter 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% |
20.4%±5.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Steuben and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±3.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Porter and Gray 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% |
18.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Steuben are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,417±$9kLowest 19% below ME |
$95,236±$8kHighest 27% above ME |
$76,466±$4k about the ME average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $226,100±$20k 24% below ME |
$363,700±$20kHighest 23% above ME |
$173,900±$32kLowest 41% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
$678±$319Lowest 40% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,841Lowest 39% below ME |
$3,683Highest 21% above ME |
$2,029 33% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.9%±8.7 ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
26.3%±87.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
5.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.4% ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.4%Highest 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 |
28 minLowest 14% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.5%±5.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
11.8%±6.5Lowest 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 24 |
| High school in town | — | Gray-New Gloucester High School | None in town |
| 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.