Compare towns
Sabattus vs Gray vs Litchfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sabattus has the most affordable homes ($180k median).
Gray has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.5%).
Litchfield has the most people working from home (24.2%).
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 | Sabattus | Gray | Litchfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,116 |
8,429Highest |
3,680Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.4% ME: +2.6% |
+6.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 51.2±4.6Highest 14% above ME |
43.4±4.5Lowest 3% below ME |
46.4±10.2 4% above ME |
| Sabattus and Litchfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.6%±4.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Gray and Litchfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.4%±5.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
19.1%±4.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Sabattus and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 17.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±3.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
1.9%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Sabattus and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,387±$6kLowest 21% below ME |
$95,236±$8kHighest 27% above ME |
$84,904±$15k 14% above ME |
| Gray and Litchfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $180,000±$39kLowest 39% below ME |
$363,700±$20kHighest 23% above ME |
$243,900±$26k 18% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $949±$23Lowest 17% below ME |
$1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
$1,173±$341 about the ME average |
| Gray and Litchfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,151Lowest 29% below ME |
$3,683Highest 21% above ME |
$2,545 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.7%±51 ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
32%±60.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Sabattus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
4.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.5% ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
96.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1989 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 21% above ME |
29 minLowest 16% above ME |
32 minHighest 30% above ME |
| Work from home | 21.5%±10.1 ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
24.2%±11.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Litchfield and Sabattus 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 | #129 of 133 in ME | #10 of 133 in ME | #131 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 04 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 04 |
| High school in town | None 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.