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Carmel vs Windham vs Hermon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Carmel has the most affordable homes ($257k median).
Windham has the most people working from home (19%).
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 | Carmel | Windham | Hermon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,941Lowest |
19,188Highest |
6,727 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4% ME: +2.6% |
+19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.4±4.5Highest 4% above ME |
41.8±1.8 7% below ME |
41.1±4.7Lowest 8% below ME |
| Carmel and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7 ME: 18.1% |
21.6%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Hermon and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.5%±5 ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±4.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Hermon and Carmel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 17.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
37.6% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Hermon and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $82,188±$22kLowest 10% above ME |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
$96,629±$22k 29% above ME |
| Windham and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $256,800±$37kLowest 13% below ME |
$388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
$333,600±$32k 12% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,276±$187 12% above ME |
$1,232±$332Lowest 8% above ME |
$1,406±$202Highest 23% above ME |
| Hermon and Carmel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,662Lowest 12% below ME |
$3,938Highest 30% above ME |
$2,761 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±38.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7 ME: 48.4% |
28.2%±19.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Carmel and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.6% ME: 74.3% |
75.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1996 19 yrs newer than ME |
1985Lowest 8 yrs newer than ME |
2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min about the ME average |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
| Work from home | 6.5%±4.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.2 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #77 of 133 in ME | #95 of 133 in ME | #54 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | RSU 14 | Hermon Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | Windham High School | Hermon High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.1Lowest |
14.6Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.