Compare towns
Hermon vs Gray vs Glenburn vs Bangor
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%).
Gray has the most people working from home (12.3%).
Glenburn has the oldest population (median age 47.7).
Bangor has the most renters (52.8% 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 | Hermon | Gray | Glenburn | Bangor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 6,727 |
8,429 |
4,737Lowest |
31,938Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5% ME: +2.6% |
+1.2% ME: +2.6% |
-3.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.1±4.7 8% below ME |
43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
47.7±4.4Highest 6% above ME |
41±1.3Lowest 8% below ME |
| Glenburn and Gray 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% |
19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
16.9%±6.4 ME: 18.1% |
16.7%±1.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Hermon and Gray 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% |
19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
12%±3.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.9%±1.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Hermon and Bangor 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% |
44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
35.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±3.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
10.4%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $96,629±$22k 29% above ME |
$95,236±$8k 27% above ME |
$97,474±$26kHighest 30% above ME |
$59,942±$7kLowest 20% below ME |
| Glenburn 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±$32k 12% above ME |
$363,700±$20kHighest 23% above ME |
$276,900±$49k 7% below ME |
$219,600±$10kLowest 26% below ME |
| Gray and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,406±$202Highest 23% above ME |
$1,371±$89 20% above ME |
$1,143±$226 about the ME average |
$1,055±$43Lowest 7% below ME |
| Hermon and Gray 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 |
$3,683Highest 21% above ME |
$3,287 8% above ME |
$3,076 about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.2%±19.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24 ME: 48.4% |
72.8%±31Highest ME: 48.4% |
51.5%±6.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Glenburn and Gray 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% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.1% ME: 10.7% |
17.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.2% ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.7% ME: 74.3% |
47.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1989 12 yrs newer than ME |
1954Lowest 23 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 8% below ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
30 minHighest 21% above ME |
17 minLowest 33% below ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.2%±5.1 ME: 15.9% |
10.1%±2.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Gray and Glenburn 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 | #10 of 133 in ME | #39 of 133 in ME | #37 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Hermon Public Schools | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | Glenburn Public Schools | Bangor Public Schools · Bangor-Region 4 |
| High school in town | Hermon High School | Gray-New Gloucester High School | None in town | Bangor High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.6Highest |
12.5Lowest |
— | 13.3 |
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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.