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Vinalhaven vs Gray vs Brooksville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Vinalhaven has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.8%).
Gray has the most kids (19% 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.
| Measure | Vinalhaven | Gray | Brooksville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,216 |
8,429Highest |
853Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5% ME: +2.6% |
+0.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 65.1±3.9Highest 45% above ME |
43.4±4.5Lowest 3% below ME |
61.4±6.3 37% above ME |
| Vinalhaven and Brooksville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
13%±2.9 ME: 18.1% |
| Gray and Brooksville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 50.4%±6.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
41.6%±10.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Vinalhaven and Brooksville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.7% ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
52.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Vinalhaven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $72,963±$11k about the ME average |
$95,236±$8kHighest 27% above ME |
$56,316±$20kLowest 25% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $428,400±$44kHighest 44% above ME |
$363,700±$20kLowest 23% above ME |
$390,900±$113k 32% above ME |
| Vinalhaven and Brooksville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,017±$924Lowest 11% below ME |
$1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
$1,307±$68 15% above ME |
| Gray and Brooksville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,598 19% above ME |
$3,683Highest 21% above ME |
$1,945Lowest 36% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.6%±41.5 ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
52.9%±38.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Vinalhaven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.3% ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
85.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 11 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 24% below ME |
29 minHighest 16% above ME |
21 min 15% below ME |
| Work from home | 19.3%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
16.7%±5.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Vinalhaven and Brooksville 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 | Brooksville Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | Gray-New Gloucester High School | None in town |
| 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.