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Baltimore vs Cavendish vs Hermon

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Baltimore has the most affordable homes ($219k median).
Cavendish has the most people working from home (18.5%).
Hermon has the most kids (21.6% 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.

MeasureBaltimoreCavendishHermon
People
Population
361Lowest
1,242
6,727Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+1.8%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+19.3%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
51.2±10.3Highest
32% above U.S.
45.2±5.9
16% above U.S.
41.1±4.7Lowest
6% above U.S.
Baltimore and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
8.9%±6.7Lowest
U.S.: 22%
18.3%±4.8
U.S.: 22%
21.6%±4.6Highest
U.S.: 22%
Hermon and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
14.7%±4.2Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
23.6%±2Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
20.4%±4.7
U.S.: 17.2%
Cavendish and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
25.5%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
39.3%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
37.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.2%±2.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.3%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
4.8%±2.1Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Hermon and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$107,500±$16kHighest
33% above U.S.
$89,063±$29kLowest
10% above U.S.
$96,629±$22k
20% above U.S.
Baltimore and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$219,400±$27kLowest
34% below U.S.
$285,100±$40k
14% below U.S.
$333,600±$32kHighest
about the U.S. average
Hermon and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,000±$546Lowest
29% below U.S.
$1,406±$202Highest
about the U.S. average
Hermon and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,329Highest
39% above U.S.
$3,948
27% above U.S.
$2,761Lowest
11% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
26.7%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
28.9%±27Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
28.2%±19.1
U.S.: 51.1%
Cavendish and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
1.1%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
6.3%
U.S.: 12.5%
6.8%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
85.8%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
81.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
75.2%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977
3 yrs older than U.S.
1968Lowest
12 yrs older than U.S.
2000Highest
20 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
21 min
21% below U.S.
19 minLowest
30% below U.S.
23 minHighest
14% below U.S.
Work from home
9.8%±4.4
U.S.: 15.1%
18.5%±6.6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
8.8%±4.2Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Cavendish and Baltimore 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 — — #54 of 133 in ME
School district — Green Mountain Unified School District #77 Hermon Public Schools
High school in town — None in town Hermon High School
Students per teacherat that high school — —
14.6
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U.S. 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.