Compare towns
Raymond vs Auburn vs Gray vs Standish
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Raymond has the most people working from home (32.3%).
Auburn has the most renters (40.9% rent).
Gray has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.5%).
Standish has the highest household income ($105k).
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 | Raymond | Auburn | Gray | Standish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 4,610Lowest |
24,602Highest |
8,429 |
10,662 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+4.4% ME: +2.6% |
+6.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.7% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.3±4.1Highest 6% above ME |
41.4±2.7 8% below ME |
43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
40.5±2.8Lowest 10% below ME |
| Raymond and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±4.9 ME: 18.1% |
21.4%±2.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Auburn and Raymond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 22.2%±5.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.8%±2 ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±2.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Raymond and Auburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
27.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.8% ME: 36.2% |
36% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.6%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
11.6%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $88,194±$20k 18% above ME |
$66,647±$5kLowest 11% below ME |
$95,236±$8k 27% above ME |
$104,593±$15kHighest 40% above ME |
| Standish and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $395,800±$42kHighest 33% above ME |
$282,000±$12kLowest 5% below ME |
$363,700±$20k 23% above ME |
$336,000±$18k 13% above ME |
| Raymond and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $965±$397Lowest 15% below ME |
$1,041±$74 9% below ME |
$1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
$983±$453 14% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,139 3% above ME |
$3,687Highest 21% above ME |
$3,683 21% above ME |
$3,005Lowest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.3%±62.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
53.4%±7.4 ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24 ME: 48.4% |
57.4%±22.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Standish and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 5.3% ME: 10.7% |
13.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.7% ME: 74.3% |
59.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.4% ME: 74.3% |
91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 1 yr older than ME |
1954Lowest 23 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 50% above ME |
22 minLowest 12% below ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
29 min 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 32.3%±11.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.5%±2.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
13.6%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #112 of 133 in ME | #110 of 133 in ME | #10 of 133 in ME | #18 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 14 | Auburn Public Schools | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 06/MSAD 06 |
| High school in town | None in town | Edward Little High School | Gray-New Gloucester High School | Bonny Eagle High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.1Highest |
12.5Lowest |
12.5Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | ||||
| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.