Compare towns
Hermon vs Lagrange vs Gray vs New Gloucester
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%).
Lagrange has the most affordable homes ($126k median).
Gray has the most expensive homes ($364k median).
New Gloucester has the most people working from home (14.2%).
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 | Lagrange | Gray | New Gloucester |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 6,727 |
709Lowest |
8,429Highest |
5,766 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-10.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5% ME: +2.6% |
+2.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.1±4.7 8% below ME |
45.9±13.8Highest about the ME average |
43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
| Lagrange and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
24.7%±11.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.2%±5.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Lagrange and New Gloucester 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% |
18.2%±6.9 ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
15.4%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Hermon and Gray 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% |
9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
30.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±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 | $96,629±$22k 29% above ME |
$58,417±$14kLowest 22% below ME |
$95,236±$8k 27% above ME |
$108,797±$12kHighest 46% above ME |
| New Gloucester 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 |
$126,000±$33kLowest 58% below ME |
$363,700±$20kHighest 23% above ME |
$357,100±$29k 20% above ME |
| Gray and New Gloucester 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 |
$831±$151Lowest 27% below ME |
$1,371±$89 20% above ME |
$1,150±$249 about the ME average |
| Hermon and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,761 9% below ME |
$869Lowest 71% below ME |
$3,683Highest 21% above ME |
$3,417 13% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.2%±19.1 ME: 48.4% |
66.7%±56.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24 ME: 48.4% |
24.7%±12Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Lagrange 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% |
18.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
4.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.2% ME: 74.3% |
72.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.4% ME: 74.3% |
82.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1991 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 8% below ME |
36 minHighest 45% above ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4.2 ME: 15.9% |
8.1%±4.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±6.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
| New Gloucester 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 | — | #10 of 133 in ME | #65 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Hermon Public Schools | — | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 15/MSAD 15 |
| High school in town | Hermon High School | — | Gray-New Gloucester High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.6Highest |
— | 12.5Lowest |
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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.