Compare towns
Hermon vs Levant vs Gray vs Buxton
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%).
Levant has the most affordable homes ($269k median).
Gray has the most people working from home (12.3%).
Buxton has the oldest population (median age 45.5).
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 | Levant | Gray | Buxton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 6,727 |
3,069Lowest |
8,429 |
8,512Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5% ME: +2.6% |
+4.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.1±4.7 8% below ME |
39.7±2.2Lowest 11% below ME |
43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
45.5±3.9Highest about the ME average |
| Buxton 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% |
19.8%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
16.2%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Hermon and Levant 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% |
18.1%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
19.2%±4.2 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% |
21.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
30.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±1.8 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 |
$86,071±$22kLowest 15% above ME |
$95,236±$8k 27% above ME |
$100,144±$21kHighest 34% above ME |
| Buxton 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 |
$268,500±$27kLowest 9% below ME |
$363,700±$20kHighest 23% above ME |
$356,800±$21k 20% above ME |
| Gray and Buxton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,406±$202 23% above ME |
$1,370±$120Lowest 20% above ME |
$1,371±$89 20% above ME |
$1,613±$266Highest 42% above ME |
| Buxton and Hermon 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 |
$2,580Lowest 15% below ME |
$3,683Highest 21% above ME |
$3,422 13% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.2%±19.1 ME: 48.4% |
45.7%±14 ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
26.9%±26.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Levant 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% |
9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.5% ME: 10.7% |
2.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.4% ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
80.3% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
1995 18 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 8% below ME |
31 min 27% above ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
34 minHighest 39% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4.2 ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±3.1 ME: 15.9% |
| Gray and Hermon 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 | #124 of 133 in ME | #10 of 133 in ME | #104 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Hermon Public Schools | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 06/MSAD 06 |
| High school in town | Hermon High School | None in town | 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.