Compare towns
Brooks vs Hermon vs Mapleton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brooks has the most people working from home (14.5%).
Hermon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+19.3%).
Mapleton has the most homeowners (79.9%).
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 | Brooks | Hermon | Mapleton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,208Lowest |
6,727Highest |
1,884 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.2% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.9±6.6Highest about the ME average |
41.1±4.7Lowest 8% below ME |
41.8±6 7% below ME |
| Brooks and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.1%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.6%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±4.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Hermon and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
37.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
34.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.8%±3.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Brooks and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,130±$10kLowest 21% below ME |
$96,629±$22kHighest 29% above ME |
$91,731±$25k 23% above ME |
| Hermon and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $196,700±$33k 34% below ME |
$333,600±$32kHighest 12% above ME |
$191,800±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,116±$112 about the ME average |
$1,406±$202Highest 23% above ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
| Hermon and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,096 31% below ME |
$2,761Highest 9% below ME |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 18%±17.3 ME: 48.4% |
28.2%±19.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Hermon and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
75.2% ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min about the ME average |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.5%±2.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Brooks and Mapleton 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 | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | Hermon Public Schools | RSU 79/MSAD 01 |
| High school in town | None in town | Hermon High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.6 |
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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.