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Sullivan vs Gray vs Franklin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sullivan has the most affordable homes ($222k median).
Gray has the most expensive homes ($364k median).
Franklin has the most renters (23.2% rent).
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 | Sullivan | Gray | Franklin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,246Lowest |
8,429Highest |
1,628 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+5.7% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.1±15Highest 5% above ME |
43.4±4.5Lowest 3% below ME |
46±9.3 about the ME average |
| Sullivan and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18%±5.2 ME: 18.1% |
19%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.3%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Gray and Sullivan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.5%±2.9 ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
25.6%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Franklin and Sullivan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
28.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±4 ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Sullivan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,643±$14kLowest 20% below ME |
$95,236±$8kHighest 27% above ME |
$65,455±$16k 12% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $222,000±$33kLowest 25% below ME |
$363,700±$20kHighest 23% above ME |
$245,800±$59k 17% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $883±$114Lowest 22% below ME |
$1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
$888±$306 22% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,228Lowest 27% below ME |
$3,683Highest 21% above ME |
$2,231 27% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.9%±23.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
36.7%±27.8 ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.6% ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
15.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.4% ME: 74.3% |
76.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 7% above ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
29 minHighest 18% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.6%±7.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
12.2%±5.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Sullivan and Gray 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 | RSU 24 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | — |
| High school in town | Sumner Memorial High School | Gray-New Gloucester High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.5Lowest |
12.5Highest |
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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.