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New Gloucester vs Hermon vs Berwick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
New Gloucester has the highest household income ($109k).
Hermon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+19.3%).
Berwick has the most people working from home (20.2%).
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 | New Gloucester | Hermon | Berwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,766Lowest |
6,727 |
8,175Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+9.7% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
41.1±4.7Highest 8% below ME |
40.7±2.9 9% below ME |
| Hermon and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
21.6%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.7%±4.4 ME: 18.1% |
| New Gloucester and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.4%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±4.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.2%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Hermon and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
37.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
35% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
| Hermon and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,797±$12kHighest 46% above ME |
$96,629±$22k 29% above ME |
$94,771±$24kLowest 27% 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 | $357,100±$29k 20% above ME |
$333,600±$32kLowest 12% above ME |
$369,100±$19kHighest 24% above ME |
| Berwick and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,150±$249Lowest about the ME average |
$1,406±$202 23% above ME |
$1,452±$430Highest 27% above ME |
| Berwick and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,417 13% above ME |
$2,761Lowest 9% below ME |
$4,436Highest 46% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.7%±12Lowest ME: 48.4% |
28.2%±19.1 ME: 48.4% |
50.6%±46Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Berwick and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.3% ME: 10.7% |
6.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9% ME: 74.3% |
75.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991 14 yrs newer than ME |
2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
1989Lowest 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 9% above ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
30 minHighest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.2%±6.5 ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
20.2%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Berwick and New Gloucester 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 | #65 of 133 in ME | #54 of 133 in ME | #101 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 | Hermon Public Schools | RSU 60/MSAD 60 |
| High school in town | None in town | Hermon High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.6 |
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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.