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Boothbay Harbor vs Hermon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Boothbay Harbor has the most people working from home (17.1%).
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 | Boothbay Harbor | Hermon |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,096Lowest |
6,727Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 63.8±4.7Highest 42% above ME |
41.1±4.7Lowest 8% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 11.5%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.6%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 47%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
37.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±2.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Hermon and Boothbay Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $62,800±$13kLowest 16% below ME |
$96,629±$22kHighest 29% above ME |
| Hermon and Boothbay Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $400,600±$49kHighest 35% above ME |
$333,600±$32kLowest 12% above ME |
| Boothbay Harbor and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,058±$123Lowest 7% below ME |
$1,406±$202Highest 23% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,808Highest 8% below ME |
$2,761Lowest 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 79.3%±17.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
28.2%±19.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 16.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
75.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 14 minLowest 42% below ME |
23 minHighest 8% below ME |
| Work from home | 17.1%±6.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Boothbay Harbor and Hermon 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 | Boothbay-Boothbay Hbr CSD | Hermon Public Schools |
| High school in town | Boothbay Region High School | Hermon High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.4Lowest |
14.6Highest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.