Compare towns
Gray vs Biddeford vs Kittery 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%).
Biddeford has the most renters (51.9% rent).
Kittery has the most people working from home (22.7%).
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 | Biddeford | Kittery | Hermon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,429 |
22,498Highest |
10,473 |
6,727Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5% ME: +2.6% |
+6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.1% ME: +2.6% |
+19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
35±2.6Lowest 22% below ME |
46.8±2.3Highest 4% above ME |
41.1±4.7 8% below ME |
| Kittery 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% |
15.6%±2.2 ME: 18.1% |
14.7%±2.9Lowest 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+ | 19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±1.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.9%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±4.7 ME: 22.4% |
| Kittery 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% ME: 36.2% |
32.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
46%Highest ME: 36.2% |
37.6% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
11%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $95,236±$8k 27% above ME |
$72,333±$4kLowest 3% below ME |
$93,728±$14k 25% above ME |
$96,629±$22kHighest 29% above ME |
| Hermon and Gray 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 |
$396,600±$25k 34% above ME |
$468,500±$31kHighest 58% above ME |
$333,600±$32kLowest 12% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89 20% above ME |
$1,292±$100Lowest 13% above ME |
$1,716±$224Highest 51% above ME |
$1,406±$202 23% above ME |
| Kittery 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 |
$4,401 45% above ME |
$4,518Highest 49% above ME |
$2,761Lowest 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
37.2%±6 ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.9 ME: 48.4% |
28.2%±19.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Kittery 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% |
15.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
6.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
48.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
67.2% ME: 74.3% |
75.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1952Lowest 25 yrs older than ME |
1965 12 yrs older than ME |
2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 16% above ME |
24 min 4% below ME |
20 minLowest 19% below ME |
23 min 8% below ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±2.7 ME: 15.9% |
22.7%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Kittery and Biddeford 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 | #111 of 133 in ME | #17 of 133 in ME | #54 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | Biddeford Public Schools | Kittery Public Schools | Hermon Public Schools |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | Biddeford High School | Robert W Traip Academy | Hermon High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5 |
14.1 |
9.9Lowest |
14.6Highest |
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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.