Compare towns
Danforth vs Hermon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Danforth has the most affordable homes ($85k median).
Hermon has the most expensive homes ($334k 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.
| Measure | Danforth | Hermon |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 452Lowest |
6,727Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +19.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 51.9±5.3Highest 16% above ME |
41.1±4.7Lowest 8% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 14.8%±6.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.6%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Hermon and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±5.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Danforth and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 4.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
37.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Hermon and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $42,264±$11kLowest 43% below ME |
$96,629±$22kHighest 29% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $85,200±$20kLowest 71% below ME |
$333,600±$32kHighest 12% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $629±$22Lowest 45% below ME |
$1,406±$202Highest 23% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | — | $2,761 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.5%±71.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
28.2%±19.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Hermon and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
75.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 9% above ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
| Work from home | 3%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Hermon and Danforth 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 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.