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Troy vs Gray vs Phillips
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Troy has the most people working from home (25.3%).
Gray has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.5%).
Phillips has the shortest commute (23 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 | Troy | Gray | Phillips |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 984Lowest |
8,429Highest |
1,094 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.2% ME: +2.6% |
+6.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-12.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.3±13.6 10% above ME |
43.4±4.5Lowest 3% below ME |
49.7±3.7Highest 11% above ME |
| Phillips and Troy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±7Highest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 27%±4.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.3%±2.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Troy and Phillips are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.7% ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±2.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Troy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $44,583±$14kLowest 40% below ME |
$95,236±$8kHighest 27% above ME |
$45,385±$12k 39% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $213,000±$31k 28% below ME |
$363,700±$20kHighest 23% above ME |
$190,800±$18kLowest 36% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,255±$211 10% above ME |
$1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
$483±$377Lowest 58% below ME |
| Gray and Troy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,752Lowest 42% below ME |
$3,683Highest 21% above ME |
$2,582 15% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.2%±44.5 ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
40.4%±33Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Troy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
83.3% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 50 minHighest 102% above ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
| Work from home | 25.3%±8.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
16.8%±7 ME: 15.9% |
| Troy and Phillips 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 03/MSAD 03 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 58/MSAD 58 |
| High school in town | None in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.