Compare towns
Hermon vs South Berwick 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 the shortest commute (23 min average).
South Berwick has the most renters (33% rent).
Gray has the oldest population (median age 43.4).
New Gloucester has the highest household income ($109k).
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 | South Berwick | Gray | New Gloucester |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 6,727 |
3,381Lowest |
8,429Highest |
5,766 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
— | +6.5% ME: +2.6% |
+2.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.1±4.7 8% below ME |
41.4±6.2 8% below ME |
43.4±4.5Highest 3% below ME |
40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
| Gray and South Berwick 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% |
21.7%±5.4 ME: 18.1% |
19%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| New Gloucester and South Berwick 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% |
15.6%±3.9 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% |
47.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
44.8% ME: 36.2% |
30.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
4%±2.7 ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2.1Lowest 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 |
$90,972±$22kLowest 22% above 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±$32kLowest 12% above ME |
$396,700±$66kHighest 34% above ME |
$363,700±$20k 23% above ME |
$357,100±$29k 20% above ME |
| South Berwick and Gray 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 |
$1,702±$76Highest 49% above ME |
$1,371±$89 20% above ME |
$1,150±$249Lowest about the ME average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,761Lowest 9% below ME |
$4,523Highest 49% above ME |
$3,683 21% above ME |
$3,417 13% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.2%±19.1 ME: 48.4% |
55.7%±30.9 ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
24.7%±12Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and South Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 6.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.8% ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
4.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.2% ME: 74.3% |
67%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 |
1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1991 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 8% below ME |
29 minHighest 19% above ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
13.9%±9.8 ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±6.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
| New Gloucester and South Berwick 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 | #58 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.