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Carmel vs York 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).
York has the most people working from home (26%).
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 | York | Hermon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,941Lowest |
13,986Highest |
6,727 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.5% ME: +2.6% |
+19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.4±4.5 4% above ME |
49.5±5.2Highest 10% above ME |
41.1±4.7Lowest 8% below ME |
| York and Carmel 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% |
21.1%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
21.6%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Hermon and York are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.5%±5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.9%±3.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±4.7 ME: 22.4% |
| York and Hermon 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% |
53.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
37.6% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.3 ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Hermon and York 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 |
$121,250±$25kHighest 62% above ME |
$96,629±$22k 29% above ME |
| York 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 |
$636,400±$30kHighest 115% above ME |
$333,600±$32k 12% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,276±$187Lowest 12% above ME |
$1,490±$336Highest 31% above ME |
$1,406±$202 23% above ME |
| York and Hermon 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 |
$4,658Highest 53% above ME |
$2,761 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±38.1 ME: 48.4% |
56.5%±10.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
28.2%±19.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| York and Carmel 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% |
5.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.5% ME: 74.3% |
75.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1996 19 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest about the ME average |
24 min 4% below ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
| Work from home | 6.5%±4.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
26%±3.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.2 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #77 of 133 in ME | #13 of 133 in ME | #54 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | York Public Schools | Hermon Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | York High School | Hermon High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.6Lowest |
14.6Highest |
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