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Winslow vs Gray vs China
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Winslow has the shortest commute (23 min average).
Gray has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.5%).
China has the most homeowners (91.8%).
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 | Winslow | Gray | China |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,023 |
8,429Highest |
4,526Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2% ME: +2.6% |
+6.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+1.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.6±3.6Highest 6% above ME |
43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
40.9±5.9Lowest 9% below ME |
| Winslow and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
20.4%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| China and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±2.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±4.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Winslow and China are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
31.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
2.6%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Winslow and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,917±$9kLowest 5% below ME |
$95,236±$8k 27% above ME |
$96,309±$12kHighest 29% above ME |
| China and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $225,300±$11kLowest 24% below ME |
$363,700±$20kHighest 23% above ME |
$240,000±$37k 19% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,041±$221Lowest 9% below ME |
$1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,809 7% below ME |
$3,683Highest 21% above ME |
$2,535Lowest 17% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.7%±9.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24 ME: 48.4% |
10.6%±25.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Winslow and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.4% ME: 74.3% |
91.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 7 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 6% below ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
30 minHighest 21% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.7%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
12.6%±4.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| China 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 | #57 of 133 in ME | #10 of 133 in ME | #27 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Winslow Schools | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 18 |
| High school in town | Winslow High School | Gray-New Gloucester High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.3Lowest |
12.5Highest |
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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.