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Stockbridge vs Gray vs Pittsfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Stockbridge has the most affordable homes ($284k median).
Gray has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.5%).
Pittsfield has the shortest commute (19 min average).
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 | Stockbridge | Gray | Pittsfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 791 |
8,429Highest |
391Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-7.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 55.3±5.3Highest 42% above U.S. |
43.4±4.5Lowest 12% above U.S. |
53.8±3.5 38% above U.S. |
| Stockbridge and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 9.9%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
13.6%±8.4 U.S.: 22% |
| Gray and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.9%±3.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.3%±4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
30.4%±7.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Pittsfield and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
45.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.8%±3.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Gray and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,109±$12k 4% below U.S. |
$95,236±$8kHighest 18% above U.S. |
$65,852±$12kLowest 18% below U.S. |
| Gray and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $283,500±$26kLowest 15% below U.S. |
$363,700±$20kHighest 9% above U.S. |
$313,300±$73k 6% below U.S. |
| Gray and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,140±$126 19% below U.S. |
$1,371±$89Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,035±$140Lowest 27% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,488 44% above U.S. |
$3,683Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$5,181Highest 66% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.3%±22 U.S.: 51.1% |
56.4%±24Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
35.6%±43Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Gray and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
76.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1977Lowest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 4% above U.S. |
29 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
19 minLowest 27% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 28.6%±12.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
28.1%±24.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Stockbridge and Pittsfield 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 | Rochester Stockbridge Unified School District #81 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.