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Wales vs Gray
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wales has the most people working from home (22.2%).
Gray has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.5%).
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 | Wales | Gray |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,924Lowest |
8,429Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 35.1±4.2Lowest 22% below ME |
43.4±4.5Highest 3% below ME |
| Gray and Wales are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 30.2%±6Highest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 11%±2.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±3.3 ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $77,004±$5kLowest 3% above ME |
$95,236±$8kHighest 27% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $250,400±$28kLowest 16% below ME |
$363,700±$20kHighest 23% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,154±$64Lowest about the ME average |
$1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,578Lowest 15% below ME |
$3,683Highest 21% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 83.3%±37.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Wales and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 25.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 14% above ME |
29 minHighest 16% above ME |
| Work from home | 22.2%±13.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Wales 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 04 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences |
| High school in town | Oak Hill High School | Gray-New Gloucester High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.9Lowest |
12.5Highest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.