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Sullivan vs Gray vs Langdon

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Sullivan has the most affordable homes ($237k median).
Gray has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.5%).
Langdon has the most kids (23.5% under 18).

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.

MeasureSullivanGrayLangdon
People
Population
687Lowest
8,429Highest
805
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-2.8%
U.S.: +7.4%
+6.5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-5.4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
46.6±6.5Highest
20% above U.S.
43.4±4.5
12% above U.S.
42.3±12.6Lowest
9% above U.S.
Sullivan and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
16.3%±5Lowest
U.S.: 22%
19%±4
U.S.: 22%
23.5%±7.1Highest
U.S.: 22%
Langdon and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
20.5%±3.6
U.S.: 17.2%
19.3%±4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
26.2%±4.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Langdon and Sullivan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
28.5%
U.S.: 35.7%
44.8%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
26.5%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.9%±2.6
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±2.2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.7%±1.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
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
$106,667±$20kHighest
32% above U.S.
$95,236±$8kLowest
18% above U.S.
$97,917±$31k
21% above U.S.
Sullivan and Langdon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$236,500±$29kLowest
29% below U.S.
$363,700±$20kHighest
9% above U.S.
$281,900±$18k
15% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,225±$275Lowest
13% below U.S.
$1,371±$89
about the U.S. average
$1,417±$285Highest
about the U.S. average
Langdon and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,099
63% above U.S.
$3,683Lowest
18% above U.S.
$5,492Highest
76% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
40%±84.5Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
56.4%±24Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
50%±81.8
U.S.: 51.1%
Gray and Langdon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
4.1%
U.S.: 12.5%
3.5%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
4.6%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
93.6%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
82.4%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
91.4%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1979Lowest
1 yr older than U.S.
1983
3 yrs newer than U.S.
1984Highest
4 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
32 minHighest
22% above U.S.
29 minLowest
8% above U.S.
30 min
15% above U.S.
Work from home
4.2%±2.5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
12.3%±3.5
U.S.: 15.1%
14.6%±5.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Langdon 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 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences Fall Mountain Regional School District
High school in town — Gray-New Gloucester High School Fall Mountain Regional High School
Students per teacherat that high school —
12.5Lowest
13.7Highest
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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.