Compare towns
Edgecomb vs Gray vs Hermon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Edgecomb has the highest household income ($109k).
Gray has the oldest population (median age 43.4).
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 | Edgecomb | Gray | Hermon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,251Lowest |
8,429Highest |
6,727 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5% ME: +2.6% |
+19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41±8.8Lowest 8% below ME |
43.4±4.5Highest 3% below ME |
41.1±4.7 8% 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 | 16.9%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
21.6%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Hermon and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.5%±7.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±4.7 ME: 22.4% |
| Edgecomb and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.8% ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
37.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8%±6.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Edgecomb and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,750±$18kHighest 46% above ME |
$95,236±$8kLowest 27% above ME |
$96,629±$22k 29% above ME |
| Edgecomb and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $348,400±$36k 17% above ME |
$363,700±$20kHighest 23% above ME |
$333,600±$32kLowest 12% above ME |
| Gray and Edgecomb are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,371±$89Lowest 20% above ME |
$1,406±$202Highest 23% above ME |
| Hermon and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,577 18% above ME |
$3,683Highest 21% above ME |
$2,761Lowest 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.1%±43.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
28.2%±19.1 ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.6% ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.4% ME: 74.3% |
75.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 10% below ME |
29 minHighest 16% above ME |
23 min 8% below ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #10 of 133 in ME | #54 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Edgecomb Public Schools | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | Hermon Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | Hermon High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5Lowest |
14.6Highest |
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| Old photos in History | 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.