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Stoneham vs Gray vs Northfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Stoneham has the most people working from home (40.7%).
Gray has the most kids (19% under 18).
Northfield has the shortest commute (24 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 | Stoneham | Gray | Northfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 271 |
8,429Highest |
263Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +6.5% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 60.6±7.1 35% above ME |
43.4±4.5Lowest 3% below ME |
62.1±16.2Highest 39% above ME |
| Northfield and Stoneham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 5.9%±7.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.4%±7.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Gray and Northfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 41%±17.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
39.2%±9.2 ME: 22.4% |
| Stoneham and Northfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
40.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 14.8%±13.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±4.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Stoneham and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,750±$27kLowest 15% below ME |
$95,236±$8kHighest 27% above ME |
$68,333±$52k 9% below ME |
| Gray and Northfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $226,200±$32k 24% below ME |
$363,700±$20kHighest 23% above ME |
$198,600±$64kLowest 33% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$383Lowest about the ME average |
$1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
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| Gray and Stoneham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,426Lowest 53% below ME |
$3,683Highest 21% above ME |
$1,773 42% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Lowest ME: 48.4% |
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| Stoneham and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.4% ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
20.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 18% above ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
24 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 40.7%±15.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
3.2%±2.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| 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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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.