Compare towns
Bangor vs Glenburn vs Hermon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bangor has the most renters (52.8% rent).
Glenburn has the oldest population (median age 47.7).
Hermon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+19.3%).
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 | Bangor | Glenburn | Hermon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 31,938Highest |
4,737Lowest |
6,727 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+1.2% ME: +2.6% |
+19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41±1.3Lowest 8% below ME |
47.7±4.4Highest 6% above ME |
41.1±4.7 8% below ME |
| Glenburn and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.7%±1.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.9%±6.4 ME: 18.1% |
21.6%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Hermon and Glenburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.9%±1.9 ME: 22.4% |
12%±3.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±4.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Hermon and Bangor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.1% ME: 36.2% |
20.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
37.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.4%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±3.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,942±$7kLowest 20% below ME |
$97,474±$26kHighest 30% above ME |
$96,629±$22k 29% above ME |
| Glenburn and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $219,600±$10kLowest 26% below ME |
$276,900±$49k 7% below ME |
$333,600±$32kHighest 12% above ME |
| Hermon and Glenburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,055±$43Lowest 7% below ME |
$1,143±$226 about the ME average |
$1,406±$202Highest 23% above ME |
| Hermon and Glenburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,076 about the ME average |
$3,287Highest 8% above ME |
$2,761Lowest 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.5%±6.5 ME: 48.4% |
72.8%±31Highest ME: 48.4% |
28.2%±19.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Glenburn and Bangor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.1% ME: 10.7% |
6.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 47.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
75.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 23 yrs older than ME |
1989 12 yrs newer than ME |
2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 33% below ME |
30 minHighest 21% above ME |
23 min 8% below ME |
| Work from home | 10.1%±2.5 ME: 15.9% |
10.2%±5.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Glenburn and Bangor 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 | #37 of 133 in ME | #39 of 133 in ME | #54 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Bangor Public Schools · Bangor-Region 4 | Glenburn Public Schools | Hermon Public Schools |
| High school in town | Bangor High School | None in town | Hermon High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.3Lowest |
— | 14.6Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.