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Bangor vs Hermon vs Middlesex
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bangor has the most renters (52.8% rent).
Hermon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+19.3%).
Middlesex has the most people working from home (28.4%).
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 | Bangor | Hermon | Middlesex |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 31,938Highest |
6,727 |
1,943Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+19.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41±1.3Lowest 5% above U.S. |
41.1±4.7 6% above U.S. |
44.4±3.9Highest 14% above U.S. |
| Middlesex 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 U.S.: 22% |
21.6%±4.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
21.3%±3.1 U.S.: 22% |
| Hermon and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.9%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.4%±4.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.6%±3.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Middlesex and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
37.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
54.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.4%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.8%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.2%±2.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,942±$7kLowest 26% below U.S. |
$96,629±$22k 20% above U.S. |
$109,632±$13kHighest 36% above U.S. |
| Middlesex 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 34% below U.S. |
$333,600±$32k about the U.S. average |
$376,300±$40kHighest 13% above U.S. |
| Middlesex and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,055±$43Lowest 25% below U.S. |
$1,406±$202Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,333±$359 6% below U.S. |
| Hermon and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,076 about the U.S. average |
$2,761Lowest 11% below U.S. |
$6,483Highest 108% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.5%±6.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
28.2%±19.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Bangor and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 47.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
75.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
96.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 26 yrs older than U.S. |
2000Highest 20 yrs newer than U.S. |
1986 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 37% below U.S. |
23 min 14% below U.S. |
27 minHighest 4% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.1%±2.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
8.8%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
28.4%±10.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #37 of 133 in ME | #54 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Bangor Public Schools · Bangor-Region 4 | Hermon Public Schools | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 |
| High school in town | Bangor High School | Hermon High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.3Lowest |
14.6Highest |
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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.