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Sidney vs Ogunquit vs Gray vs Vassalboro
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sidney has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Gray has the most renters (17.6% rent).
Vassalboro has the most affordable homes ($244k 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 | Sidney | Ogunquit | Gray | Vassalboro |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 4,790 |
1,379Lowest |
8,429Highest |
4,592 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.4% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5% ME: +2.6% |
+4.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43±5.5Lowest 4% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
44.5±3.6 about the ME average |
| Kids under 18 | 23.1%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
23.3%±5.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Vassalboro and Sidney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 18.4%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
20.3%±5 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
44.8% ME: 36.2% |
34.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.9%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Vassalboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $83,488±$10k 12% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$95,236±$8k 27% above ME |
$72,300±$7kLowest 3% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $336,200±$34k 13% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$363,700±$20k 23% above ME |
$244,300±$22kLowest 18% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,340±$304 18% above ME |
— | $1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
$1,006±$188Lowest 12% below ME |
| Gray and Sidney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,474 19% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$3,683 21% above ME |
$2,117Lowest 30% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.4%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
54.8%±25.3 ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Vassalboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 6.4% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
3.5% ME: 10.7% |
12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.4% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1996Highest 19 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1988 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
26 min 7% above ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
31 minHighest 25% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.3%±5.9 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
10.2%±3.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #15 of 133 in ME | — | #10 of 133 in ME | #107 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 18 | — | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | Vassalboro Public Schools |
| 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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| Old photos in History | 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.