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Hermon vs Ogunquit vs Webster vs Gray
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
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%).
Webster has the most kids (22.6% 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 | Webster | Gray |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 6,727 |
1,379Lowest |
2,227 |
8,429Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +19.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.1±4.7Lowest 6% above U.S. |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
44.7±7.6 15% above U.S. |
43.4±4.5 12% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±4.6 U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.6%±8Highest U.S.: 22% |
19%±4 U.S.: 22% |
| Webster 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.4%±1.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.3%±4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
30.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
3%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| 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 20% above U.S. |
$114,259±$56kHighest 42% above U.S. |
$107,171±$14k 33% above U.S. |
$95,236±$8kLowest 18% above U.S. |
| Ogunquit and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $333,600±$32kLowest about the U.S. average |
$875,700±$79kHighest 163% above U.S. |
$338,500±$30k about the U.S. average |
$363,700±$20k 9% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,406±$202Highest about the U.S. average |
— | $1,396±$622 about the U.S. average |
$1,371±$89Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Hermon and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,761Lowest 11% below U.S. |
$4,473 43% above U.S. |
$6,021Highest 93% above U.S. |
$3,683 18% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.2%±19.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
53.6%±71 U.S.: 51.1% |
56.4%±24Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Gray and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 6.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
96%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 2000Highest 20 yrs newer than U.S. |
1978Lowest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
31 minHighest 16% above U.S. |
29 min 8% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.1%±3.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±3.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #54 of 133 in ME | — | — | #10 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Hermon Public Schools | — | Merrimack Valley School District | 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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U.S. 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.