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Gray vs Cherryfield vs Raymond vs Hermon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cherryfield has the most affordable homes ($196k median).
Raymond has the most people working from home (32.3%).
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 | Cherryfield | Raymond | Hermon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,429Highest |
809Lowest |
4,610 |
6,727 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5% ME: +2.6% |
-10.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.3% ME: +2.6% |
+19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
58.1±4.2Highest 30% above ME |
47.3±4.1 6% above ME |
41.1±4.7Lowest 8% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
11.6%±5.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.1%±4.9 ME: 18.1% |
21.6%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Hermon and Raymond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 19.3%±4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
32.4%±9.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.2%±5.5 ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±4.7 ME: 22.4% |
| Cherryfield and Raymond 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% |
21.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
49.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
37.6% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $95,236±$8k 27% above ME |
$37,115±$17kLowest 50% below ME |
$88,194±$20k 18% 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 |
$195,800±$53kLowest 34% below ME |
$395,800±$42kHighest 33% above ME |
$333,600±$32k 12% above ME |
| Raymond and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89 20% above ME |
$428±$107Lowest 62% below ME |
$965±$397 15% below 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 | $3,683Highest 21% above ME |
$1,950Lowest 36% below ME |
$3,139 3% above ME |
$2,761 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24 ME: 48.4% |
60.5%±17.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
38.3%±62.5 ME: 48.4% |
28.2%±19.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Cherryfield and Gray 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% |
26.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.3% ME: 10.7% |
6.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% ME: 74.3% |
66.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
75.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 16% above ME |
30 min 22% above ME |
37 minHighest 50% above ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
18.2%±10.4 ME: 15.9% |
32.3%±11.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Raymond and Cherryfield 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 | — | #112 of 133 in ME | #54 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | Cherryfield Public Schools | RSU 14 | Hermon Public Schools |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | None in town | None in town | 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 | 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.