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Gray is a tiny town of 938 people in Cumberland County, Maine. It's about 16 miles from Lewiston, ME and 113 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 83 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $438k and rent runs about $1k a month.
938people
$438kTypical home
$1,412/moRent
79° / 29°Summer / winter
83"Snow
230Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 938
- Part of a metro area
- About 320 people per sq mi
- 113 mi to Boston, MA
- 16 mi to Lewiston, ME
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $438k (≈$2,765/mo)
- Median rent $1,412/mo
- Median household income $110k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 140 days a year with rain or snow
- 83" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 29 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (88 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (787 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 40% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to PWM airport
- 17 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 46% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 325 ft
- 11 mi to the ocean
- 7 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 496 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 62 bars within 25 mi
- 188 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 41 museums within 25 mi
- 39 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Maine districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cumberland County: D+36 in 2024
- Maine: D+7 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.