Compare towns
Strong vs Ogunquit vs Gray vs Avon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Strong has the oldest housing (typical home built 1971).
Ogunquit has the most expensive homes ($876k median).
Gray has the youngest population (median age 43.4).
Avon has the most affordable homes ($142k 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 | Strong | Ogunquit | Gray | Avon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,249 |
1,379 |
8,429Highest |
359Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 47.5±8.9 6% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
43.4±4.5Lowest 3% below ME |
47.1±5.1 5% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
21.7%±6.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Avon and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 22%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.1%±4.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.5% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
44.8% ME: 36.2% |
15.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±4.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $47,557±$10kLowest 36% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$95,236±$8k 27% above ME |
$63,125±$32k 16% 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 | $183,900±$29k 38% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$363,700±$20k 23% above ME |
$141,700±$42kLowest 52% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $920±$276 19% below ME |
— | $1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
$465±$30Lowest 59% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,950 36% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$3,683 21% above ME |
$1,469Lowest 52% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.9%±52.4 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24 ME: 48.4% |
90%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Avon and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
3.5% ME: 10.7% |
10.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.4% ME: 74.3% |
78.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 6 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 26% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
42 minHighest 71% above ME |
| Work from home | 18.5%±9.8 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
9.2%±8.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #10 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 58/MSAD 58 | — | 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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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.