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Randolph vs Gray vs Sugar Hill
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Randolph has the most people working from home (19.5%).
Gray has the most kids (19% under 18).
Sugar Hill has the most expensive homes ($640k 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 | Randolph | Gray | Sugar Hill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 420Lowest |
8,429Highest |
658 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +6.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+14.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 57.5±10.9 48% above U.S. |
43.4±4.5Lowest 12% above U.S. |
60.8±2.1Highest 56% above U.S. |
| Sugar Hill and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.5%±6.5 U.S.: 22% |
19%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
10.3%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Gray and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31.7%±2.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.3%±4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
37.2%±12.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Sugar Hill and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 60.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
59% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±3.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±2.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
2%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Randolph and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,750±$16k 26% above U.S. |
$95,236±$8kLowest 18% above U.S. |
$154,091±$32kHighest 91% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $407,000±$57k 22% above U.S. |
$363,700±$20kLowest 9% above U.S. |
$639,700±$50kHighest 92% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,667±$215Highest 18% above U.S. |
$1,371±$89 about the U.S. average |
$1,208±$630Lowest 15% below U.S. |
| Randolph and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,269 37% above U.S. |
$3,683Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$7,340Highest 135% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50%±53.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
56.4%±24Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
40%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Gray and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
0.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
82.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1964 16 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the U.S. average |
29 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 19.5%±5.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.8%±4.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Randolph and Sugar Hill 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 | — |
| High school in town | — | Gray-New Gloucester High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5 |
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U.S. 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.