Compare towns
Hermon vs Wells vs Windham 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).
Wells has the most expensive homes ($485k median).
Windham has the highest household income ($108k).
Gray has the oldest housing (typical home built 1983).
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 | Wells | Windham | Gray |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 6,727Lowest |
11,713 |
19,188Highest |
8,429 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+18% ME: +2.6% |
+8.4% ME: +2.6% |
+6.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.1±4.7Lowest 8% below ME |
53.6±3.8Highest 20% above ME |
41.8±1.8 7% below ME |
43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
18%±3.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7 ME: 18.1% |
19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
| Hermon and Windham 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% |
31%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
43.3% ME: 36.2% |
44.2% ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1Lowest 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 |
$88,024±$11kLowest 18% above ME |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
$95,236±$8k 27% above ME |
| Windham 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 |
$485,300±$23kHighest 64% above ME |
$388,900±$22k 31% above ME |
$363,700±$20k 23% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,406±$202Highest 23% above ME |
$1,350±$297 19% above ME |
$1,232±$332Lowest 8% above ME |
$1,371±$89 20% above ME |
| Hermon and Gray 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 |
$3,215 6% above ME |
$3,938Highest 30% above ME |
$3,683 21% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.2%±19.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
42.1%±19.6 ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7 ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Wells 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% |
6.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
3.5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.6% ME: 74.3% |
82.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
1989 12 yrs newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 8% below ME |
28 min 12% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
29 minHighest 16% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.8%±4.2 ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Windham and Wells 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 | #22 of 133 in ME | #95 of 133 in ME | #10 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Hermon Public Schools | Wells-Ogunquit CSD | RSU 14 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences |
| High school in town | Hermon High School | Wells High School | Windham High School | Gray-New Gloucester High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.6Highest |
11.4Lowest |
12.1 |
12.5 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.