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Temple vs Gray vs Sherman
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Temple has the most homeowners (92.7%).
Gray has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.5%).
Sherman has the most people working from home (28.2%).
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 | Temple | Gray | Sherman |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 824Lowest |
8,429Highest |
947 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.2% ME: +2.6% |
+6.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 34±14 24% below ME |
43.4±4.5Highest 3% below ME |
33.4±8.6Lowest 25% below ME |
| Gray and Temple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 32.8%±7.2 ME: 18.1% |
19%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
33.4%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Sherman and Temple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15%±6.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
21.2%±5.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Sherman and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
13.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.3%±0.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Temple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,087±$2k 25% below ME |
$95,236±$8kHighest 27% above ME |
$49,444±$7kLowest 34% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $210,200±$79k 29% below ME |
$363,700±$20kHighest 23% above ME |
$115,200±$14kLowest 61% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,458±$565Highest 28% above ME |
$1,371±$89 20% above ME |
$672±$329Lowest 41% below ME |
| Temple and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,367 22% below ME |
$3,683Highest 21% above ME |
$1,328Lowest 56% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 73.3%±70.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24 ME: 48.4% |
46.7%±77.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Temple and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.2% ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
37.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 11 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1977 same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 37% above ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
22 minLowest 11% below ME |
| Work from home | 7.5%±8.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
28.2%±12.1Highest 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.