Compare towns
Berwick vs New Gloucester vs Hermon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Berwick has the most people working from home (20.2%).
New Gloucester has the highest household income ($109k).
Hermon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+19.3%).
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 | Berwick | New Gloucester | Hermon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,175Highest |
5,766Lowest |
6,727 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.7% ME: +2.6% |
+2.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.7±2.9 9% below ME |
40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
41.1±4.7Highest 8% below ME |
| Hermon and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.7%±4.4 ME: 18.1% |
24.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
21.6%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| New Gloucester and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.2%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
15.4%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±4.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Hermon and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35% ME: 36.2% |
30.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
37.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Hermon and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,771±$24kLowest 27% above ME |
$108,797±$12kHighest 46% above ME |
$96,629±$22k 29% above ME |
| New Gloucester and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $369,100±$19kHighest 24% above ME |
$357,100±$29k 20% above ME |
$333,600±$32kLowest 12% above ME |
| Berwick and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,452±$430Highest 27% above ME |
$1,150±$249Lowest about the ME average |
$1,406±$202 23% above ME |
| Berwick and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,436Highest 46% above ME |
$3,417 13% above ME |
$2,761Lowest 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.6%±46Highest ME: 48.4% |
24.7%±12Lowest ME: 48.4% |
28.2%±19.1 ME: 48.4% |
| Berwick and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
4.3% ME: 10.7% |
6.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.9% ME: 74.3% |
75.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Lowest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1991 14 yrs newer than ME |
2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 20% above ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
| Work from home | 20.2%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±6.5 ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Berwick and New Gloucester 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 | #101 of 133 in ME | #65 of 133 in ME | #54 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 60/MSAD 60 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 | Hermon Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Hermon High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 14.6 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.