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Gray vs York vs Eliot 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 homeowners (82.4%).
York has the most people working from home (26%).
Eliot has the oldest population (median age 50.8).
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 | York | Eliot | Hermon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,429 |
13,986Highest |
7,146 |
6,727Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.5% ME: +2.6% |
+8.3% ME: +2.6% |
+19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
49.5±5.2 10% above ME |
50.8±5.9Highest 13% above ME |
41.1±4.7Lowest 8% below ME |
| Eliot and York 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% |
21.1%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
16.3%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.6%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Hermon and York 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% |
27.9%±3.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
27.8%±6.2 ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±4.7 ME: 22.4% |
| York and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.8% ME: 36.2% |
53.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
43.6% ME: 36.2% |
37.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.3 ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.4Lowest 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 |
$121,250±$25kHighest 62% above ME |
$101,522±$10k 36% above ME |
$96,629±$22k 29% above ME |
| York and Eliot 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 |
$636,400±$30kHighest 115% above ME |
$498,900±$62k 68% above ME |
$333,600±$32kLowest 12% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89Lowest 20% above ME |
$1,490±$336 31% above ME |
$1,948±$471Highest 71% above ME |
$1,406±$202 23% above ME |
| Eliot and York 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 |
$4,658Highest 53% above ME |
$4,549 50% above ME |
$2,761Lowest 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24 ME: 48.4% |
56.5%±10.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
55.1%±20.1 ME: 48.4% |
28.2%±19.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| York 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% |
5.8% ME: 10.7% |
4.8% ME: 10.7% |
6.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.5% ME: 74.3% |
79.8% ME: 74.3% |
75.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 16% above ME |
24 min 4% below ME |
23 minLowest 9% below ME |
23 min 8% below ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
26%±3.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.4%±4.7 ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #10 of 133 in ME | #13 of 133 in ME | #19 of 133 in ME | #54 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | York Public Schools | RSU 35/MSAD 35 | Hermon Public Schools |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | York High School | None in town | Hermon High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5 |
9.6Lowest |
— | 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.