Compare towns
Hermon vs Kittery vs Brewer vs Gray
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%).
Kittery has the most people working from home (22.7%).
Brewer has the most affordable homes ($245k median).
Gray has the most homeowners (82.4%).
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 | Kittery | Brewer | Gray |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 6,727Lowest |
10,473Highest |
9,652 |
8,429 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.1% ME: +2.6% |
+2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.1±4.7 8% below ME |
46.8±2.3Highest 4% above ME |
40.1±4.8Lowest 10% below ME |
43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
| Kittery 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% |
14.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
| Hermon and Brewer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±4.7 ME: 22.4% |
26.9%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.4%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Kittery and Brewer 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% |
46%Highest ME: 36.2% |
35%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
7.7%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
| Brewer and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $96,629±$22kHighest 29% above ME |
$93,728±$14k 25% above ME |
$66,613±$9kLowest 11% below ME |
$95,236±$8k 27% above ME |
| Hermon and Gray 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 |
$468,500±$31kHighest 58% above ME |
$245,300±$21kLowest 17% below ME |
$363,700±$20k 23% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,406±$202 23% above ME |
$1,716±$224Highest 51% above ME |
$1,086±$54Lowest 5% below ME |
$1,371±$89 20% above ME |
| Kittery 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 |
$4,518Highest 49% above ME |
$3,374 11% above ME |
$3,683 21% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.2%±19.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.9 ME: 48.4% |
55.7%±13.3 ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Brewer 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% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
12.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.2% ME: 74.3% |
67.2% ME: 74.3% |
59.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
1965 12 yrs older than ME |
1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 8% below ME |
20 min 19% below ME |
17 minLowest 31% below ME |
29 minHighest 16% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4.2 ME: 15.9% |
22.7%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Kittery and Gray 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 | #17 of 133 in ME | #32 of 133 in ME | #10 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Hermon Public Schools | Kittery Public Schools | Brewer Public Schools | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences |
| High school in town | Hermon High School | Robert W Traip Academy | Brewer High School | Gray-New Gloucester High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.6Highest |
9.9Lowest |
14.0 |
12.5 |
| On TownTapestry | ||||
| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.