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Webster vs Gray vs Webster vs Dudley
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Gray has the most people working from home (12.3%).
Webster has the most renters (54.5% rent).
Dudley has the most expensive homes ($393k 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 | Webster | Gray | Webster | Dudley |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 17,748Highest |
8,429Lowest |
12,228 |
11,929 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6% U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.9±2.9 about the U.S. average |
43.4±4.5Highest 12% above U.S. |
37.2±2.1Lowest 4% below U.S. |
40.2±2.4 3% above U.S. |
| Gray and Dudley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 19.6%±2.9 U.S.: 22% |
19%±4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.8%±3.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
20.6%±3.3 U.S.: 22% |
| Webster and Dudley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 19.6%±2.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.3%±4 U.S.: 17.2% |
15.7%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.9%±3 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Webster and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
44.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
18.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
24.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
13.1%±2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $72,895±$6k 10% below U.S. |
$95,236±$8kHighest 18% above U.S. |
$63,837±$8kLowest 21% below U.S. |
$84,604±$12k 5% above U.S. |
| Gray and Dudley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $361,500±$12k 9% above U.S. |
$363,700±$20k 9% above U.S. |
$333,100±$14kLowest about the U.S. average |
$392,600±$19kHighest 18% above U.S. |
| Dudley and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,228±$81 13% below U.S. |
$1,371±$89Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,198±$85Lowest 15% below U.S. |
$1,217±$182 14% below U.S. |
| Gray and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,999Highest 28% above U.S. |
$3,683 18% above U.S. |
$3,234Lowest 4% above U.S. |
$3,691 18% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.7%±6.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.4%±24Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
46.1%±7.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
47.4%±4.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Gray and Dudley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 12.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
16%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
82.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
45.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
73.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1962 18 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1954Lowest 26 yrs older than U.S. |
1967 13 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 16% above U.S. |
29 min 8% above U.S. |
28 min 4% above U.S. |
27 minLowest 4% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 8%±2.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±3.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.1%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.1%±2.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Gray and Dudley 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 | #271 of 282 in MA | #10 of 133 in ME | #271 of 282 in MA | #142 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Webster | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | — | Dudley-Charlton Reg |
| High school in town | Bartlett High School | Gray-New Gloucester High School | — | Shepherd Hill Regional High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6Lowest |
12.5 |
— | 14.3Highest |
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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.