Compare towns
Baldwin vs Hermon vs North Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Baldwin has the most affordable homes ($263k median).
Hermon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+19.3%).
North Windham has the most people working from home (20.9%).
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 | Baldwin | Hermon | North Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,170Lowest |
6,727Highest |
5,417 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.6±4.6Highest 13% above ME |
41.1±4.7Lowest 8% below ME |
42±3 6% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 12.1%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.6%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.6%±4.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Hermon and North Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±4.7 ME: 22.4% |
18.4%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Baldwin and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
37.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
37% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,045±$8kLowest 9% below ME |
$96,629±$22kHighest 29% above ME |
$88,522±$8k 18% above ME |
| Hermon and North Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $263,200±$38kLowest 11% below ME |
$333,600±$32k 12% above ME |
$342,800±$29kHighest 16% above ME |
| North Windham and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,406±$202Highest 23% above ME |
$1,248±$604Lowest 10% above ME |
| Hermon and North Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,540Lowest 16% below ME |
$2,761 9% below ME |
$3,546Highest 17% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
28.2%±19.1 ME: 48.4% |
30.7%±14.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| North Windham and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.4% ME: 10.7% |
6.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89%Highest ME: 74.3% |
75.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
80.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 32% above ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
20.9%±6.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #54 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | Hermon Public Schools | — |
| High school 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.