Compare towns
Windham vs Hermon vs New Gloucester
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 most people working from home (19%).
Hermon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+19.3%).
New Gloucester has the most kids (24.2% under 18).
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 | New Gloucester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 19,188Highest |
6,727 |
5,766Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.4% ME: +2.6% |
+19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±1.8Highest 7% below ME |
41.1±4.7 8% below ME |
40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
| Windham and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±2.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.6%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
24.2%±5.8Highest 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+ | 15.9%±2.1 ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±4.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.4%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Hermon and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
37.6% ME: 36.2% |
30.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Hermon and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,934±$14k 44% above ME |
$96,629±$22kLowest 29% above ME |
$108,797±$12kHighest 46% above ME |
| New Gloucester and Windham 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 |
$357,100±$29k 20% above ME |
| Windham and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,232±$332 8% above ME |
$1,406±$202Highest 23% above ME |
$1,150±$249Lowest about the ME average |
| Hermon and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,938Highest 30% above ME |
$2,761Lowest 9% below ME |
$3,417 13% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.7%±14.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
28.2%±19.1 ME: 48.4% |
24.7%±12Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Windham and Hermon 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% |
4.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
75.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Lowest 8 yrs newer than ME |
2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
1991 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 7% above ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
27 minHighest 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 19%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±6.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Windham 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 | #95 of 133 in ME | #54 of 133 in ME | #65 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 14 | Hermon Public Schools | RSU 15/MSAD 15 |
| High school in town | Windham High School | Hermon High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1Lowest |
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.