Compare towns
Dedham 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
Dedham has the most homeowners (95.5%).
Hermon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+19.3%).
New Gloucester has the most people working from home (14.2%).
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 | Dedham | Hermon | New Gloucester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,656Lowest |
6,727Highest |
5,766 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.5±2.2Highest 4% above ME |
41.1±4.7 8% below ME |
40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
| Dedham and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.8%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
21.6%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| New Gloucester and Dedham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.7%±2.9 ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±4.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.4%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Hermon and Dedham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
37.6% ME: 36.2% |
30.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Hermon and Dedham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $111,442±$18kHighest 49% above ME |
$96,629±$22kLowest 29% above ME |
$108,797±$12k 46% above ME |
| Dedham and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $356,400±$33k 20% above ME |
$333,600±$32kLowest 12% above ME |
$357,100±$29kHighest 20% above ME |
| New Gloucester and Dedham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,422±$607Highest 25% above ME |
$1,406±$202 23% above ME |
$1,150±$249Lowest about the ME average |
| Dedham and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,942Highest 30% above ME |
$2,761Lowest 9% below ME |
$3,417 13% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 13%±85.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
28.2%±19.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
24.7%±12 ME: 48.4% |
| Hermon and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.8% ME: 10.7% |
4.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
75.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
1991 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 22% above ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 9.3%±4.3 ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±6.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
| New Gloucester and Dedham 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 | Dedham Public Schools | 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.