Compare towns
Gray vs Ogunquit vs Mars Hill 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%).
Mars Hill has the most affordable homes ($164k median).
Hermon has the youngest population (median age 41.1).
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 | Mars Hill | Hermon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,429Highest |
1,379Lowest |
1,398 |
6,727 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.9%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 |
43.4±3 3% below ME |
41.1±4.7Lowest 8% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.9%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
21.6%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Mars Hill 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% |
24.5%±5.8 ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±4.7 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.8% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
26%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
37.6% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±3.4 ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Mars Hill 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 |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$65,273±$9kLowest 13% below 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 |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$163,600±$23kLowest 45% below ME |
$333,600±$32k 12% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89 20% above ME |
— | $488±$96Lowest 57% 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 |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$1,843Lowest 39% below ME |
$2,761 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
30.6%±7.1 ME: 48.4% |
28.2%±19.1 ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Mars Hill 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% |
9.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
70.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
75.2% 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 14% below ME |
23 min 8% below ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±6.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.2 ME: 15.9% |
| 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 | — | RSU 42/MSAD 42 | Hermon Public Schools |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | — | Central Aroostook Jr-Sr H S | Hermon High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5 |
— | 8.0Lowest |
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.