Compare towns
Hermon vs Ogunquit vs Brownfield 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 the shortest commute (23 min average).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Brownfield has the most kids (26.7% under 18).
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 | Ogunquit | Brownfield | Gray |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 6,727 |
1,379Lowest |
1,830 |
8,429Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +19.3% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.1±4.7 8% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
39.9±6.8Lowest 11% below ME |
43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
26.7%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
| Brownfield and Hermon 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% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±1.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.6% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
0.7%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest 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 |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$60,889±$5kLowest 19% below ME |
$95,236±$8k 27% above ME |
| Ogunquit 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 |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$287,500±$36kLowest 3% below ME |
$363,700±$20k 23% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,406±$202 23% above ME |
— | $1,617±$554Highest 42% above ME |
$1,371±$89Lowest 20% above ME |
| Brownfield 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 |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$2,976 about the ME average |
$3,683 21% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.2%±19.1 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
61.8%±43.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24 ME: 48.4% |
| Brownfield 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% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.7% ME: 74.3% |
82.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 8% below ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
44 minHighest 80% above ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.5%±4.5 ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #54 of 133 in ME | — | — | #10 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Hermon Public Schools | — | RSU 72/MSAD 72 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences |
| High school in town | Hermon High School | — | None in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School |
| 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.