Compare towns
Casco vs Hermon vs New Gloucester
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Casco has the most people working from home (26.6%).
Hermon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+19.3%).
New Gloucester has the highest household income ($109k).
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 | Casco | Hermon | New Gloucester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,696Lowest |
6,727Highest |
5,766 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52±3.3Highest 16% above ME |
41.1±4.7 8% below ME |
40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 11.3%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.6%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
24.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| New Gloucester and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.3%±7.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±4.7 ME: 22.4% |
15.4%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Casco and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.9% ME: 36.2% |
37.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
30.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±2.5 ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Hermon and Casco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,313±$19kLowest 7% below ME |
$96,629±$22k 29% above ME |
$108,797±$12kHighest 46% 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 | $355,500±$58k 20% above ME |
$333,600±$32kLowest 12% above ME |
$357,100±$29kHighest 20% above ME |
| New Gloucester and Casco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,395±$184 22% above ME |
$1,406±$202Highest 23% above ME |
$1,150±$249Lowest about the ME average |
| Hermon and Casco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,085 about the ME average |
$2,761Lowest 9% below ME |
$3,417Highest 13% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.7%±35.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
28.2%±19.1 ME: 48.4% |
24.7%±12Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Casco and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.8% ME: 10.7% |
4.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
75.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Lowest 11 yrs newer than ME |
2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
1991 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 23% above ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 26.6%±10Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±6.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Casco 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 | — | #54 of 133 in ME | #65 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 61/MSAD 61 | Hermon Public Schools | RSU 15/MSAD 15 |
| High school in town | None in town | Hermon High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.6 |
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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.