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Buxton vs Hermon vs Ogunquit
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hermon has the most kids (21.6% under 18).
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
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 | Buxton | Hermon | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,512Highest |
6,727 |
1,379Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+19.3% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.5±3.9 about the ME average |
41.1±4.7Lowest 8% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.2%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
21.6%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Hermon and Buxton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.2%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±4.7 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
37.6% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Hermon and Buxton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,144±$21k 34% above ME |
$96,629±$22kLowest 29% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Buxton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $356,800±$21k 20% above ME |
$333,600±$32kLowest 12% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,613±$266Highest 42% above ME |
$1,406±$202Lowest 23% above ME |
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| Buxton and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,422 13% above ME |
$2,761Lowest 9% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.9%±26.5 ME: 48.4% |
28.2%±19.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Hermon and Buxton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.3% ME: 74.3% |
75.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 39% above ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±3.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #104 of 133 in ME | #54 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | Hermon Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Hermon High School | — |
| 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.