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Ellsworth vs Weybridge vs Hermon

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Ellsworth has the most affordable homes ($242k median).
Weybridge has the most people working from home (15%).
Hermon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+19.3%).

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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.

MeasureEllsworthWeybridgeHermon
People
Population
8,657Highest
781Lowest
6,727
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+8.5%
U.S.: +7.4%
-2.3%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+19.3%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
43±2.4
11% above U.S.
51.6±3Highest
33% above U.S.
41.1±4.7Lowest
6% above U.S.
Kids under 18
18.4%±3.5Lowest
U.S.: 22%
19%±3.7
U.S.: 22%
21.6%±4.6Highest
U.S.: 22%
Hermon and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
22.1%±3.3
U.S.: 17.2%
25.2%±2.9Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
20.4%±4.7Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Weybridge and Ellsworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
39.3%
U.S.: 35.7%
58.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
37.6%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.3%±2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.8%±1.6Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.8%±2.1
U.S.: 6.4%
Ellsworth and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$77,375±$18kLowest
4% below U.S.
$118,083±$18kHighest
46% above U.S.
$96,629±$22k
20% above U.S.
Weybridge and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$242,300±$22kLowest
27% below U.S.
$419,900±$35kHighest
26% above U.S.
$333,600±$32k
about the U.S. average
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,017±$195Lowest
28% below U.S.
$1,227±$508
13% below U.S.
$1,406±$202Highest
about the U.S. average
Hermon and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,262
5% above U.S.
$6,117Highest
96% above U.S.
$2,761Lowest
11% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
62.1%±15.7
U.S.: 51.1%
65.4%±30.7Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
28.2%±19.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Weybridge and Ellsworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
9.3%
U.S.: 12.5%
11.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
6.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
66.7%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
83.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
75.2%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1980
same as U.S.
1976Lowest
4 yrs older than U.S.
2000Highest
20 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
25 minHighest
7% below U.S.
18 minLowest
32% below U.S.
23 min
14% below U.S.
Work from home
7.1%±2.8Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
15%±4.5Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
8.8%±4.2
U.S.: 15.1%
Weybridge and Hermon 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 #63 of 133 in ME — #54 of 133 in ME
School district Ellsworth Public Schools Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 Hermon Public Schools
High school in town Ellsworth High School None in town Hermon High School
Students per teacherat that high school
12.7Lowest
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14.6Highest
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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.