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Gray vs Guildhall vs Hermon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Gray has the most people working from home (12.3%).
Guildhall has the highest household income ($115k).
Hermon has the shortest commute (23 min average).
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 | Guildhall | Hermon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,429Highest |
371Lowest |
6,727 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +19.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5Highest 12% above U.S. |
42.6±7.8 10% above U.S. |
41.1±4.7Lowest 6% above U.S. |
| Gray and Guildhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.6%±7.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
21.6%±4.6 U.S.: 22% |
| Guildhall and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.3%±4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
26.1%±5.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.4%±4.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Guildhall 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
33.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
37.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.1%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.8%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| 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±$8kLowest 18% above U.S. |
$115,000±$46kHighest 42% above U.S. |
$96,629±$22k 20% above U.S. |
| Guildhall 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±$20kHighest 9% above U.S. |
$321,200±$62kLowest 3% below U.S. |
$333,600±$32k about the U.S. average |
| Gray and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89 about the U.S. average |
$850±$717Lowest 40% below U.S. |
$1,406±$202Highest about the U.S. average |
| Hermon and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,683 18% above U.S. |
$4,625Highest 48% above U.S. |
$2,761Lowest 11% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24 U.S.: 51.1% |
75%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
28.2%±19.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Guildhall 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 U.S.: 12.5% |
11.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
93.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
75.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1958Lowest 22 yrs older than U.S. |
2000Highest 20 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
25 min 5% below U.S. |
23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
8.8%±4.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Gray and Hermon 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 | — | #54 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | — | Hermon Public Schools |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | — | Hermon High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Lowest |
— | 14.6Highest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.