Compare towns
Hermon vs Biddeford vs Gorham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hermon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+19.3%).
Biddeford has the most renters (51.9% rent).
Gorham has the most people working from home (19%).
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 | Hermon | Biddeford | Gorham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,727Lowest |
22,498Highest |
18,300 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+11.9% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.1±4.7Highest 8% below ME |
35±2.6Lowest 22% below ME |
39.4±2.9 12% below ME |
| Hermon and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±2.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Hermon and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±4.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±1.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
17.5%±2.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Hermon and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.6% ME: 36.2% |
32.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
11%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
13.1%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Gorham and Biddeford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $96,629±$22k 29% above ME |
$72,333±$4kLowest 3% below ME |
$112,312±$6kHighest 50% above ME |
| Gorham and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $333,600±$32kLowest 12% above ME |
$396,600±$25k 34% above ME |
$460,900±$26kHighest 55% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,406±$202 23% above ME |
$1,292±$100Lowest 13% above ME |
$1,680±$355Highest 47% above ME |
| Gorham and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,761Lowest 9% below ME |
$4,401 45% above ME |
$4,825Highest 59% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.2%±19.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
37.2%±6 ME: 48.4% |
37.9%±8.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Gorham and Biddeford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.8% ME: 10.7% |
15.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.2% ME: 74.3% |
48.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
1952Lowest 25 yrs older than ME |
1988 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 8% below ME |
24 min 4% below ME |
27 minHighest 10% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±2.7 ME: 15.9% |
19%±3.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Gorham and Biddeford 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 | #54 of 133 in ME | #111 of 133 in ME | #24 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Hermon Public Schools | Biddeford Public Schools | Gorham Public Schools |
| High school in town | Hermon High School | Biddeford High School | Gorham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.6Highest |
14.1 |
12.9Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.