Compare towns
Bath vs Hermon vs Chapman
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bath has the most people working from home (19.3%).
Hermon has the youngest population (median age 41.1).
Chapman has the most affordable homes ($186k median).
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 | Bath | Hermon | Chapman |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,815Highest |
6,727 |
388Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 45.4±3 about the ME average |
41.1±4.7Lowest 8% below ME |
45.7±11.4Highest about the ME average |
| Chapman and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.6%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Chapman and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.6%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Chapman and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
37.6% ME: 36.2% |
22.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Bath and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,390±$12kLowest 7% below ME |
$96,629±$22kHighest 29% above ME |
$93,125±$17k 25% above ME |
| Hermon and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $310,900±$30k 5% above ME |
$333,600±$32kHighest 12% above ME |
$185,700±$22kLowest 37% below ME |
| Hermon and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116Lowest 8% below ME |
$1,406±$202Highest 23% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847Highest 27% above ME |
$2,761 9% below ME |
$1,850Lowest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
28.2%±19.1 ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Bath and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.8% ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
75.2% ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest about the ME average |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
23 min 6% below ME |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.2 ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #31 of 133 in ME | #54 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | Hermon Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | Morse High School | Hermon High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8Highest |
14.6Lowest |
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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.