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Washington vs Gray vs Leyden
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Washington has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Gray has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.5%).
Leyden has the highest household income ($106k).
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 | Washington | Gray | Leyden |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 526Lowest |
8,429Highest |
637 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 56.5±7.7Highest 45% above U.S. |
43.4±4.5Lowest 12% above U.S. |
53.2±8.2 37% above U.S. |
| Washington and Leyden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.3%±5.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
13.8%±3.6 U.S.: 22% |
| Gray and Leyden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 35.4%±1.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.3%±4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
28.6%±2.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
40% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.5%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Gray and Washington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,278±$12k 18% above U.S. |
$95,236±$8kLowest 18% above U.S. |
$105,893±$13kHighest 31% above U.S. |
| Leyden and Washington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $370,700±$32k 11% above U.S. |
$363,700±$20kLowest 9% above U.S. |
$372,900±$24kHighest 12% above U.S. |
| Leyden and Washington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,371±$89Lowest about the U.S. average |
$1,917±$451Highest 36% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,381 40% above U.S. |
$3,683Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$4,651Highest 49% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.4%±24Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
42.9%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Gray and Leyden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
10.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
82.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
93.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 4% below U.S. |
29 min 8% above U.S. |
33 minHighest 23% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.9%±10.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±3.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
11%±5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Washington 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 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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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.