Compare towns
Wells vs New Gloucester vs Hermon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wells has the most expensive homes ($485k median).
New Gloucester has the highest household income ($109k).
Hermon has the shortest commute (23 min average).
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 | Wells | New Gloucester | Hermon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,713Highest |
5,766Lowest |
6,727 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +18% ME: +2.6% |
+2.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 53.6±3.8Highest 20% above ME |
40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
41.1±4.7 8% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 18%±3.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
21.6%±4.6 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+ | 31%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.4%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±4.7 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
30.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
37.6% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Hermon and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,024±$11kLowest 18% above ME |
$108,797±$12kHighest 46% 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 | $485,300±$23kHighest 64% above ME |
$357,100±$29k 20% above ME |
$333,600±$32kLowest 12% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,350±$297 19% above ME |
$1,150±$249Lowest about the ME average |
$1,406±$202Highest 23% above ME |
| Hermon and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,215 6% above ME |
$3,417Highest 13% above ME |
$2,761Lowest 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±19.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
24.7%±12Lowest ME: 48.4% |
28.2%±19.1 ME: 48.4% |
| Wells and Hermon 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% |
4.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.9% ME: 74.3% |
75.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Lowest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1991 14 yrs newer than ME |
2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 12% above ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
| Work from home | 17.8%±4.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±6.5 ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Wells 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 | #22 of 133 in ME | #65 of 133 in ME | #54 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Wells-Ogunquit CSD | RSU 15/MSAD 15 | Hermon Public Schools |
| High school in town | Wells High School | None in town | Hermon High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4Lowest |
— | 14.6Highest |
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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.