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Danforth vs Hermon vs Island Falls
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).
Island Falls has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Island Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 452Lowest |
6,727Highest |
768 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-9.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 51.9±5.3Highest 16% above ME |
41.1±4.7Lowest 8% below ME |
50.7±10.6 13% above ME |
| Danforth and Island Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.8%±6.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.6%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±7.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Hermon and Island Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±5.8 ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.3%±2.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Island Falls and Danforth 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% |
12.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
| Hermon and Island Falls 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 |
$56,328±$8k 25% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $85,200±$20kLowest 71% below ME |
$333,600±$32kHighest 12% above ME |
$108,300±$25k 63% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $629±$22Lowest 45% below ME |
$1,406±$202Highest 23% above ME |
$636±$124 44% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | — | $2,761Highest 9% below ME |
$1,720Lowest 43% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.5%±71.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
28.2%±19.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
17.9%±51.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Hermon and Island Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12% ME: 10.7% |
6.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
20.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.4% ME: 74.3% |
75.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
1960Lowest 17 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 9% above ME |
23 min 8% below ME |
21 minLowest 16% below ME |
| Work from home | 3%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.7%±5.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Hermon and Island Falls 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.