Compare towns
Gray vs Lewiston vs Ogunquit vs Hermon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lewiston has the most renters (48.8% rent).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Hermon has the most kids (21.6% under 18).
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 | Lewiston | Ogunquit | Hermon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,429 |
38,324Highest |
1,379Lowest |
6,727 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5% ME: +2.6% |
+1.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+19.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
37.3±1.2Lowest 17% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
41.1±4.7 8% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
20.6%±1.5 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.6%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Hermon and Lewiston 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% |
18.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±4.7 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.8% ME: 36.2% |
22.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
37.6% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
10.1%±1Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $95,236±$8k 27% above ME |
$55,393±$4kLowest 26% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$96,629±$22k 29% above ME |
| Ogunquit 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 |
$235,100±$8kLowest 21% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$333,600±$32k 12% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89 20% above ME |
$986±$44Lowest 13% 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 | $3,683 21% above ME |
$2,899 5% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$2,761Lowest 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
51.7%±5.9 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
28.2%±19.1 ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Lewiston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 3.5% ME: 10.7% |
20%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% ME: 74.3% |
51.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
75.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1957Lowest 20 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 16% above ME |
21 minLowest 15% below ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
23 min 8% below ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #10 of 133 in ME | #132 of 133 in ME | — | #54 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | Lewiston Public Schools · Acadia Academy | — | Hermon Public Schools |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | Lewiston High School | — | Hermon High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Lowest |
14.7Highest |
— | 14.6 |
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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.