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Brunswick 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
Brunswick has the most people working from home (18%).
Hermon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+19.3%).
Mapleton has the most affordable homes ($192k 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 | Brunswick | Hermon | Mapleton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,652Highest |
6,727 |
1,884Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12.2% ME: +2.6% |
+19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.9±2.2Lowest 15% below ME |
41.1±4.7 8% below ME |
41.8±6Highest 7% below ME |
| Mapleton and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.1%±2.5Lowest 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+ | 23%±2.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±4.7 ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Brunswick and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
37.6% ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 15.4%±1.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,722±$5kLowest 5% 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 | $363,200±$18kHighest 22% above ME |
$333,600±$32k 12% above ME |
$191,800±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
| Brunswick and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,465±$100Highest 29% above ME |
$1,406±$202 23% above ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
| Brunswick and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,477Highest 47% above ME |
$2,761 9% below ME |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.8%±9.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
28.2%±19.1 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 8.6% ME: 10.7% |
6.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 66.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
75.2% ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 7% below ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
| Work from home | 18%±4.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Brunswick 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 | #30 of 133 in ME | #54 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | Hermon Public Schools | RSU 79/MSAD 01 |
| High school 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.