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Chapman vs Hermon

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Chapman has the most affordable homes ($186k median).
Hermon has the most people working from home (8.8%).

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.

MeasureChapmanHermon
People
Population
388Lowest
6,727Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+19.3%
ME: +2.6%
Median age
45.7±11.4Highest
about the ME average
41.1±4.7Lowest
8% below ME
Chapman and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
27.6%±5.9Highest
ME: 18.1%
21.6%±4.6Lowest
ME: 18.1%
Chapman and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
27.6%±3.8Highest
ME: 22.4%
20.4%±4.7Lowest
ME: 22.4%
Chapman and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
22.8%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
37.6%Highest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.2%±2.6Highest
ME: 5.8%
4.8%±2.1Lowest
ME: 5.8%
Chapman and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$93,125±$17kLowest
25% above ME
$96,629±$22kHighest
29% above ME
Hermon and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$185,700±$22kLowest
37% below ME
$333,600±$32kHighest
12% above ME
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,406±$202
23% above ME
Property taxmedian, yearly
$1,850Lowest
39% below ME
$2,761Highest
9% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
ME: 48.4%
28.2%±19.1Highest
ME: 48.4%
Hermon and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6.4%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
6.8%Highest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
94.5%Highest
ME: 74.3%
75.2%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1982Lowest
5 yrs newer than ME
2000Highest
23 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
23 minHighest
6% below ME
23 minLowest
8% below ME
Work from home
4.8%±3.5Lowest
ME: 15.9%
8.8%±4.2Highest
ME: 15.9%
Hermon and Chapman 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 — Hermon Public Schools
High school 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.