Compare towns
Raymond vs Hermon vs Gray
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Raymond has the most people working from home (32.3%).
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 | Raymond | Hermon | Gray |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,610Lowest |
6,727 |
8,429Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.3±4.1Highest 6% above ME |
41.1±4.7Lowest 8% below ME |
43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
| Raymond and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±4.9 ME: 18.1% |
21.6%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Hermon and Raymond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.2%±5.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±4.7 ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Raymond and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
37.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.1 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 | $88,194±$20kLowest 18% above ME |
$96,629±$22kHighest 29% above ME |
$95,236±$8k 27% above ME |
| Hermon and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $395,800±$42kHighest 33% above ME |
$333,600±$32kLowest 12% above ME |
$363,700±$20k 23% above ME |
| Raymond and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $965±$397Lowest 15% below ME |
$1,406±$202Highest 23% 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 | $3,139 3% above ME |
$2,761Lowest 9% below ME |
$3,683Highest 21% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.3%±62.5 ME: 48.4% |
28.2%±19.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Raymond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.3% ME: 10.7% |
6.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
75.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 50% above ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
| Work from home | 32.3%±11.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #112 of 133 in ME | #54 of 133 in ME | #10 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 14 | Hermon Public Schools | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences |
| High school in town | None in town | Hermon High School | Gray-New Gloucester High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.6Highest |
12.5Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.