Compare towns
New Gloucester vs Hermon vs Casco
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%).
Casco has the most people working from home (26.6%).
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 | Casco |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,766 |
6,727Highest |
3,696Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4% ME: +2.6% |
+19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
41.1±4.7 8% below ME |
52±3.3Highest 16% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 24.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
21.6%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
11.3%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| New Gloucester and Hermon 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%±4.7 ME: 22.4% |
26.3%±7.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Casco and Hermon 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% |
32.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±2.5 ME: 5.8% |
| Hermon and Casco 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 |
$69,313±$19kLowest 7% below 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±$29kHighest 20% above ME |
$333,600±$32kLowest 12% above ME |
$355,500±$58k 20% above ME |
| New Gloucester and Casco 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±$202Highest 23% above ME |
$1,395±$184 22% above ME |
| Hermon and Casco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,417Highest 13% above ME |
$2,761Lowest 9% below ME |
$3,085 about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.7%±12Lowest ME: 48.4% |
28.2%±19.1 ME: 48.4% |
39.7%±35.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Casco and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.8% ME: 10.7% |
11%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9% ME: 74.3% |
75.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991 14 yrs newer than ME |
2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
1988Lowest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 9% above ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.2%±6.5 ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
26.6%±10Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Casco 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 | — |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 | Hermon Public Schools | RSU 61/MSAD 61 |
| 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.