Compare towns
Gray vs Bath 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
Gray has the most homeowners (82.4%).
Bath has the most renters (35.7% rent).
Gorham has the most expensive homes ($461k median).
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 | Gray | Bath | Gorham | Hermon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,429 |
8,815 |
18,300Highest |
6,727Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5% ME: +2.6% |
+3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+11.9% ME: +2.6% |
+19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
45.4±3Highest about the ME average |
39.4±2.9Lowest 12% below ME |
41.1±4.7 8% below ME |
| Bath and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±3.7Lowest 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+ | 19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
25.2%±4.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.5%±2.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±4.7 ME: 22.4% |
| Bath and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
42.5% ME: 36.2% |
44.3% ME: 36.2% |
37.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
5.5%±2 ME: 5.8% |
13.1%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $95,236±$8k 27% above ME |
$69,390±$12kLowest 7% below ME |
$112,312±$6kHighest 50% above ME |
$96,629±$22k 29% 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 | $363,700±$20k 23% above ME |
$310,900±$30kLowest 5% above ME |
$460,900±$26kHighest 55% above ME |
$333,600±$32k 12% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89 20% above ME |
$1,044±$116Lowest 8% below ME |
$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 | $3,683 21% above ME |
$3,847 27% above ME |
$4,825Highest 59% above ME |
$2,761Lowest 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
37.9%±8.6 ME: 48.4% |
28.2%±19.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.7% ME: 10.7% |
6.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.5% ME: 74.3% |
75.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1988 11 yrs newer than ME |
2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 16% above ME |
24 min about the ME average |
27 min 10% above ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
19%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Bath 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 | #10 of 133 in ME | #31 of 133 in ME | #24 of 133 in ME | #54 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 01 - LKRSU | Gorham Public Schools | Hermon Public Schools |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | Morse High School | Gorham High School | Hermon High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Lowest |
14.8Highest |
12.9 |
14.6 |
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| 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.