Compare towns
Glenburn vs Gorham vs Hermon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Glenburn has the most affordable homes ($277k median).
Gorham has the most people working from home (19%).
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 | Glenburn | Gorham | Hermon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,737Lowest |
18,300Highest |
6,727 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+11.9% ME: +2.6% |
+19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.7±4.4Highest 6% above ME |
39.4±2.9Lowest 12% below ME |
41.1±4.7 8% below ME |
| Glenburn and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±6.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
21.6%±4.6Highest 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+ | 12%±3.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
17.5%±2.5 ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±4.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Hermon and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
37.6% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±3.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
13.1%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $97,474±$26k 30% above ME |
$112,312±$6kHighest 50% above ME |
$96,629±$22kLowest 29% above ME |
| Gorham and Glenburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $276,900±$49kLowest 7% below ME |
$460,900±$26kHighest 55% above ME |
$333,600±$32k 12% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,143±$226Lowest about the ME average |
$1,680±$355Highest 47% above ME |
$1,406±$202 23% above ME |
| Gorham and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,287 8% above ME |
$4,825Highest 59% above ME |
$2,761Lowest 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 72.8%±31Highest ME: 48.4% |
37.9%±8.6 ME: 48.4% |
28.2%±19.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Glenburn and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.5% ME: 74.3% |
75.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989 12 yrs newer than ME |
1988Lowest 11 yrs newer than ME |
2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 21% above ME |
27 min 10% above ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
| Work from home | 10.2%±5.1 ME: 15.9% |
19%±3.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #39 of 133 in ME | #24 of 133 in ME | #54 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Glenburn Public Schools | Gorham Public Schools | Hermon Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | Gorham High School | Hermon High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.9Lowest |
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.