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Warren vs Gray vs Cornwall vs Roxbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Warren has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16%).
Gray has the most renters (17.6% rent).
Cornwall has the highest household income ($115k).
Roxbury has the most kids (30.6% 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 | Warren | Gray | Cornwall | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,585 |
8,429Highest |
1,208 |
942Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +16%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 53.1±4.2Highest 37% above U.S. |
43.4±4.5 12% above U.S. |
50.4±4.6 30% above U.S. |
35.6±11.7Lowest 8% below U.S. |
| Warren and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 9.3%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19%±4 U.S.: 22% |
18.7%±3 U.S.: 22% |
30.6%±5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 30.1%±4.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.3%±4 U.S.: 17.2% |
25.7%±6.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.7%±8.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Warren and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 60%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
54.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
29.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±4 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.7%±3.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.8%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Gray and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $86,905±$16k 8% above U.S. |
$95,236±$8k 18% above U.S. |
$114,583±$32kHighest 42% above U.S. |
$73,214±$22kLowest 9% below U.S. |
| Cornwall and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $569,300±$123kHighest 71% above U.S. |
$363,700±$20k 9% above U.S. |
$458,000±$49k 38% above U.S. |
$242,600±$55kLowest 27% below U.S. |
| Warren and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,750±$394Highest 24% above U.S. |
$1,371±$89 about the U.S. average |
$1,125±$206 20% below U.S. |
$950±$495Lowest 33% below U.S. |
| Warren and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,284Highest 134% above U.S. |
$3,683Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$6,726 116% above U.S. |
$4,284 37% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.3%±26.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
56.4%±24 U.S.: 51.1% |
61.9%±65.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
16.7%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Cornwall and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 15.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
0.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
27.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
82.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
94% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1974Lowest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 30% below U.S. |
29 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
24 min 11% below U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 36.2%±5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±3.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
24.4%±6.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
5.2%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #10 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — |
| 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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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.