Compare towns
Windham vs Hermon vs Berwick vs Gray
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windham has the highest household income ($108k).
Hermon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+19.3%).
Berwick has the most people working from home (20.2%).
Gray has the oldest population (median age 43.4).
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 | Windham | Hermon | Berwick | Gray |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 19,188Highest |
6,727Lowest |
8,175 |
8,429 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.4% ME: +2.6% |
+19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+9.7% ME: +2.6% |
+6.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±1.8 7% below ME |
41.1±4.7 8% below ME |
40.7±2.9Lowest 9% below ME |
43.4±4.5Highest 3% below ME |
| Gray and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±2.7 ME: 18.1% |
21.6%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
22.7%±4.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Berwick and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 15.9%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±4.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.2%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
| Hermon and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.2% ME: 36.2% |
37.6% ME: 36.2% |
35%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±1.7Lowest 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 | $107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
$96,629±$22k 29% above ME |
$94,771±$24kLowest 27% above ME |
$95,236±$8k 27% above ME |
| Windham and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
$333,600±$32kLowest 12% above ME |
$369,100±$19k 24% above ME |
$363,700±$20k 23% above ME |
| Windham and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,232±$332Lowest 8% above ME |
$1,406±$202 23% above ME |
$1,452±$430Highest 27% above ME |
$1,371±$89 20% 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 | $3,938 30% above ME |
$2,761Lowest 9% below ME |
$4,436Highest 46% above ME |
$3,683 21% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.7%±14.7 ME: 48.4% |
28.2%±19.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
50.6%±46 ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.2% ME: 10.7% |
3.5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6% ME: 74.3% |
75.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
1989 12 yrs newer than ME |
1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 7% above ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
30 minHighest 20% above ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
| Work from home | 19%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
20.2%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Berwick and Windham 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 | #95 of 133 in ME | #54 of 133 in ME | #101 of 133 in ME | #10 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 14 | Hermon Public Schools | RSU 60/MSAD 60 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences |
| High school in town | Windham High School | Hermon High School | None in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1Lowest |
14.6Highest |
— | 12.5 |
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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.