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Gray vs Springfield vs Hermon vs Berwick
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 oldest housing (typical home built 1983).
Springfield has the oldest population (median age 51.4).
Hermon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+19.3%).
Berwick has the most people working from home (20.2%).
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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 | Springfield | Hermon | Berwick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,429Highest |
1,122Lowest |
6,727 |
8,175 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
-4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+19.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5 12% above U.S. |
51.4±8.8Highest 32% above U.S. |
41.1±4.7 6% above U.S. |
40.7±2.9Lowest 5% above U.S. |
| Springfield and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4 U.S.: 22% |
15.1%±8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.6%±4.6 U.S.: 22% |
22.7%±4.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Berwick and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 19.3%±4 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.8%±1.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.4%±4.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.2%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Hermon and Springfield 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% |
36.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
37.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
35%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.8%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.7%±1.7 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±$8k 18% above U.S. |
$100,893±$19kHighest 25% above U.S. |
$96,629±$22k 20% above U.S. |
$94,771±$24kLowest 17% above U.S. |
| Springfield 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 9% above U.S. |
$384,100±$50kHighest 15% above U.S. |
$333,600±$32kLowest about the U.S. average |
$369,100±$19k 11% above U.S. |
| Springfield and Berwick 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 |
$1,096±$217Lowest 22% below U.S. |
$1,406±$202 about the U.S. average |
$1,452±$430Highest about the U.S. average |
| Berwick and Hermon 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. |
$5,946Highest 91% above U.S. |
$2,761Lowest 11% below U.S. |
$4,436 42% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
25.9%±64.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
28.2%±19.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
50.6%±46 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Gray and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 3.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
90.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
75.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Lowest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1985 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
2000Highest 20 yrs newer than U.S. |
1989 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 8% above U.S. |
34 minHighest 30% above U.S. |
23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
30 min 12% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
16.7%±11.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
8.8%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
20.2%±7.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Berwick and Springfield 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 | #101 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | — | Hermon Public Schools | RSU 60/MSAD 60 |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | — | Hermon High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Lowest |
— | 14.6Highest |
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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.