Compare towns
Gray vs Ogunquit vs Cape Elizabeth vs Hermon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Cape Elizabeth has the highest household income ($146k).
Hermon has the most renters (24.8% rent).
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 | Ogunquit | Cape Elizabeth | Hermon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,429 |
1,379Lowest |
9,606Highest |
6,727 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+5.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+19.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
47.4±3.3 6% above ME |
41.1±4.7Lowest 8% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
26%±4.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
21.6%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Cape Elizabeth and Hermon 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% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
25.7%±4.2 ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±4.7 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.8% ME: 36.2% |
63.5% ME: 36.2% |
74.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
37.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.1Lowest 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±$8kLowest 27% above ME |
$114,259±$56k 53% above ME |
$145,821±$8kHighest 95% above ME |
$96,629±$22k 29% above ME |
| Cape Elizabeth and Ogunquit 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 |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$731,600±$53k 147% above ME |
$333,600±$32kLowest 12% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89Lowest 20% above ME |
— | $2,185±$275Highest 92% above ME |
$1,406±$202 23% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,683 21% above ME |
$4,473 47% above ME |
$7,637Highest 152% above ME |
$2,761Lowest 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
30.2%±19.9 ME: 48.4% |
28.2%±19.1 ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Cape Elizabeth 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% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
5.2% ME: 10.7% |
6.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
88% ME: 74.3% |
75.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1967Lowest 10 yrs older than ME |
2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 16% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
21 minLowest 13% below ME |
23 min 8% below ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
31.9%±6.6 ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Ogunquit and Cape Elizabeth 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 | — | #1 of 133 in ME | #54 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | — | Cape Elizabeth Public Schools | Hermon Public Schools |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | — | Cape Elizabeth High School | Hermon High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5 |
— | 10.5Lowest |
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.