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Washington vs Gray vs Enfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Washington has the most people working from home (14.6%).
Gray has the most expensive homes ($364k median).
Enfield has the most affordable homes ($178k median).
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 | Enfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,624 |
8,429Highest |
1,462Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.3% ME: +2.6% |
+6.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-10.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.2±6.7 8% above ME |
43.4±4.5Lowest 3% below ME |
49.8±5.4Highest 11% above ME |
| Enfield and Washington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.2%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.5%±5.3 ME: 18.1% |
| Gray and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.3%±4.3 ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
28%±5.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Enfield and Washington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 17.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
24% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| 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 | $59,861±$17kLowest 20% below ME |
$95,236±$8kHighest 27% above ME |
$62,667±$7k 16% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $195,200±$36k 34% below ME |
$363,700±$20kHighest 23% above ME |
$178,100±$22kLowest 40% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,036±$322 9% below ME |
$1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
$425±$422Lowest 63% below ME |
| Gray and Washington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,286 25% below ME |
$3,683Highest 21% above ME |
$2,152Lowest 29% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.3%±62.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24 ME: 48.4% |
58.3%±64.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Enfield and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.5% ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
95.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 30% above ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
27 minLowest 11% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.6%±5.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
5.1%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| 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 40/MSAD 40 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 31/MSAD 31 |
| 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.