Compare towns
Fayette vs Hermon vs Mount Vernon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Fayette has the oldest population (median age 58.8).
Hermon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+19.3%).
Mount Vernon has the most people working from home (28.3%).
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 | Fayette | Hermon | Mount Vernon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,383Lowest |
6,727Highest |
1,716 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+4.9% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 58.8±4.2Highest 31% above ME |
41.1±4.7Lowest 8% below ME |
47.1±6.2 5% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 15.7%±4.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.6%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±5.2 ME: 18.1% |
| Hermon and Mount Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 37.2%±5.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.5%±1.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.3% ME: 36.2% |
37.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
42.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2 ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Hermon and Fayette are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,500±$17kLowest 20% below ME |
$96,629±$22kHighest 29% above ME |
$74,395±$6k about the ME average |
| Hermon and Mount Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $257,600±$48kLowest 13% below ME |
$333,600±$32kHighest 12% above ME |
$264,200±$23k 11% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $983±$816 14% below ME |
$1,406±$202Highest 23% above ME |
$893±$168Lowest 22% below ME |
| Hermon and Fayette are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,160Highest 4% above ME |
$2,761Lowest 9% below ME |
$2,832 7% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.8%±43.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
28.2%±19.1 ME: 48.4% |
26.9%±36.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Fayette and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.8% ME: 10.7% |
4.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.7% ME: 74.3% |
75.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 33% above ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
32 min 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 22.1%±7.1 ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
28.3%±11.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Mount Vernon and Fayette 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 | Fayette Public Schools | Hermon Public Schools | RSU 38 |
| High school in town | None in town | Hermon High School | None in town |
| 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.