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Embden vs Hermon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Embden has the most people working from home (18.7%).
Hermon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+19.3%).
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 | Embden | Hermon |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 995Lowest |
6,727Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 60.6±5.1Highest 35% above ME |
41.1±4.7Lowest 8% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 13.2%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.6%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Hermon and Embden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 34.6%±9.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
37.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.4%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $56,875±$23kLowest 24% below ME |
$96,629±$22kHighest 29% above ME |
| Hermon and Embden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $173,400±$59kLowest 42% below ME |
$333,600±$32kHighest 12% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,406±$202 23% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,804Lowest 41% 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 Embden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 12.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
75.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 34% above ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
| Work from home | 18.7%±7.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Embden 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 | — | #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.