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Cavendish vs Hermon vs Baltimore

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Cavendish has the most people working from home (18.5%).
Hermon has the most kids (21.6% under 18).
Baltimore has the most affordable homes ($219k 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.

MeasureCavendishHermonBaltimore
People
Population
1,242
6,727Highest
361Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+1.8%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+19.3%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
45.2±5.9
16% above U.S.
41.1±4.7Lowest
6% above U.S.
51.2±10.3Highest
32% above U.S.
Baltimore and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
18.3%±4.8
U.S.: 22%
21.6%±4.6Highest
U.S.: 22%
8.9%±6.7Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Hermon and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
23.6%±2Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
20.4%±4.7
U.S.: 17.2%
14.7%±4.2Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Cavendish and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
39.3%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
37.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
25.5%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.3%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
4.8%±2.1Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.2%±2.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Hermon and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$89,063±$29kLowest
10% above U.S.
$96,629±$22k
20% above U.S.
$107,500±$16kHighest
33% above U.S.
Baltimore and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$285,100±$40k
14% below U.S.
$333,600±$32kHighest
about the U.S. average
$219,400±$27kLowest
34% below U.S.
Hermon and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,000±$546Lowest
29% below U.S.
$1,406±$202Highest
about the U.S. average
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Hermon and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,948
27% above U.S.
$2,761Lowest
11% below U.S.
$4,329Highest
39% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
28.9%±27Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
28.2%±19.1
U.S.: 51.1%
26.7%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Cavendish and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6.3%
U.S.: 12.5%
6.8%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
1.1%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
81.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
75.2%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
85.8%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1968Lowest
12 yrs older than U.S.
2000Highest
20 yrs newer than U.S.
1977
3 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
19 minLowest
30% below U.S.
23 minHighest
14% below U.S.
21 min
21% below U.S.
Work from home
18.5%±6.6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
8.8%±4.2Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
9.8%±4.4
U.S.: 15.1%
Cavendish and Baltimore 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 Green Mountain Unified School District #77 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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U.S. 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.