Compare towns
Brunswick vs Gray vs Hermon vs Gorham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brunswick has the most renters (28.8% rent).
Gray has the oldest population (median age 43.4).
Hermon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+19.3%).
Gorham has the most expensive homes ($461k 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 | Brunswick | Gray | Hermon | Gorham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 22,336Highest |
8,429 |
6,727Lowest |
18,300 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.3% ME: +2.6% |
+6.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+11.9% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40±2.8 11% below ME |
43.4±4.5Highest 3% below ME |
41.1±4.7 8% below ME |
39.4±2.9Lowest 12% below ME |
| Gray and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±2.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
21.6%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Hermon and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±2.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±4.7 ME: 22.4% |
17.5%±2.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Brunswick and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
44.8% ME: 36.2% |
37.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.3%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
13.1%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Brunswick and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $74,952±$6kLowest about the ME average |
$95,236±$8k 27% above ME |
$96,629±$22k 29% above ME |
$112,312±$6kHighest 50% above ME |
| Gorham and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $376,300±$15k 27% above ME |
$363,700±$20k 23% above ME |
$333,600±$32kLowest 12% above ME |
$460,900±$26kHighest 55% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,469±$99 29% above ME |
$1,371±$89Lowest 20% above ME |
$1,406±$202 23% above ME |
$1,680±$355Highest 47% above ME |
| Gorham and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,756 57% above ME |
$3,683 21% above ME |
$2,761Lowest 9% below ME |
$4,825Highest 59% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±8.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
28.2%±19.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
37.9%±8.6 ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 7.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.8% ME: 10.7% |
3.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
75.2% ME: 74.3% |
81.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
1988 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 5% below ME |
29 minHighest 16% above ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
27 min 10% above ME |
| Work from home | 19.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Brunswick and Gorham 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 | #30 of 133 in ME | #10 of 133 in ME | #54 of 133 in ME | #24 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Brunswick Public Schools · Brunswick-Region 10 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | Hermon Public Schools | Gorham Public Schools |
| High school in town | Brunswick High School | Gray-New Gloucester High School | Hermon High School | Gorham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9Lowest |
12.5 |
14.6Highest |
12.9 |
| On TownTapestry | ||||
| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.