Compare towns
Gray vs Naples vs Sebago 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 expensive homes ($364k median).
Naples has the most people working from home (26.7%).
Sebago has the most affordable homes ($298k 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 | Naples | Sebago | Hermon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,429Highest |
3,985 |
2,073Lowest |
6,727 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5% ME: +2.6% |
+1.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+11.2% ME: +2.6% |
+19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
49.8±6.8Highest 11% above ME |
40.7±3.9Lowest 9% below ME |
41.1±4.7 8% below ME |
| Naples 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%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
21.6%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Hermon and Sebago 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% |
23.3%±5.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±4.7 ME: 22.4% |
| Naples 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% |
37.9% ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
37.6% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.9Lowest 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 |
$78,188±$13kLowest 5% above ME |
$78,438±$15k 5% 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±$20kHighest 23% above ME |
$340,100±$48k 15% above ME |
$298,000±$46kLowest about the ME average |
$333,600±$32k 12% above ME |
| Gray and Naples are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89Lowest 20% above ME |
$1,941±$625Highest 70% above ME |
$1,533±$292 35% above ME |
$1,406±$202 23% above ME |
| Naples and Sebago 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 |
$2,784 8% below ME |
$2,543Lowest 16% below ME |
$2,761 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24 ME: 48.4% |
59.9%±40.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
53.3%±30.3 ME: 48.4% |
28.2%±19.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Naples 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% |
9.5% ME: 10.7% |
13.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% ME: 74.3% |
87.5% ME: 74.3% |
88.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
75.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1988 11 yrs newer than ME |
1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 16% above ME |
38 minHighest 56% above ME |
37 min 52% above ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
26.7%±11.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.7%±5.8 ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Naples and Sebago 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 | #118 of 133 in ME | — | #54 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 61/MSAD 61 | Sebago Public Schools | Hermon Public Schools |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | Lake Region High School | None in town | Hermon High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5 |
11.7Lowest |
— | 14.6Highest |
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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.