Compare towns
New Gloucester vs Sidney vs Hermon
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).
Sidney has the most homeowners (89.4%).
Hermon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+19.3%).
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 | Sidney | Hermon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,766 |
4,790Lowest |
6,727Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.4% ME: +2.6% |
+19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
43±5.5Highest 4% below ME |
41.1±4.7 8% below ME |
| Sidney and Hermon 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% |
23.1%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
21.6%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| New Gloucester and Sidney 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% |
18.4%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±4.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Hermon and Sidney 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% |
33.5% ME: 36.2% |
37.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Hermon and New Gloucester 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 |
$83,488±$10kLowest 12% above ME |
$96,629±$22k 29% 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±$29kHighest 20% above ME |
$336,200±$34k 13% above ME |
$333,600±$32kLowest 12% above ME |
| New Gloucester and Sidney 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 |
$1,340±$304 18% above ME |
$1,406±$202Highest 23% above ME |
| Hermon and Sidney 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 |
$2,474Lowest 19% below ME |
$2,761 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.7%±12 ME: 48.4% |
16.4%±17.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
28.2%±19.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Hermon and New Gloucester 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% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
6.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9% ME: 74.3% |
89.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
75.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Lowest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1996 19 yrs newer than ME |
2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 9% above ME |
25 min about the ME average |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
| Work from home | 14.2%±6.5 ME: 15.9% |
14.3%±5.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Sidney 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 | #15 of 133 in ME | #54 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 | RSU 18 | Hermon Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Hermon High School |
| 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.