Compare towns
Hampden vs Hermon vs Winthrop
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hampden has the highest household income ($112k).
Hermon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+19.3%).
Winthrop has the most people working from home (23.1%).
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 | Hampden | Hermon | Winthrop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,161Lowest |
6,727Highest |
6,191 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4% ME: +2.6% |
+19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.1±6.3Lowest 8% below ME |
41.1±4.7Lowest 8% below ME |
43.6±5.3Highest about the ME average |
| Winthrop and Hampden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.3%±7.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
21.6%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.9%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Hampden and Winthrop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.6%±4.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±4.7 ME: 22.4% |
23.4%±5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Winthrop and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
37.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
40% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Hermon and Hampden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $112,228±$22kHighest 50% above ME |
$96,629±$22k 29% above ME |
$86,470±$4kLowest 16% above ME |
| Hampden and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $285,900±$33kLowest 4% below ME |
$333,600±$32kHighest 12% above ME |
$294,800±$41k about the ME average |
| Hermon and Winthrop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,133±$375 about the ME average |
$1,406±$202Highest 23% above ME |
$892±$319Lowest 22% below ME |
| Hermon and Hampden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,863Highest 27% above ME |
$2,761Lowest 9% below ME |
$3,506 15% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.2%±18Lowest ME: 48.4% |
28.2%±19.1 ME: 48.4% |
50.8%±22.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Winthrop and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.7% ME: 10.7% |
6.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.6% ME: 74.3% |
75.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
92.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 9% below ME |
23 min 8% below ME |
35 minHighest 41% above ME |
| Work from home | 16.1%±6 ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
23.1%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Winthrop and Hampden 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 | #6 of 133 in ME | #54 of 133 in ME | #12 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | Hermon Public Schools | Winthrop Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | Hermon High School | Winthrop High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.6Highest |
11.7Lowest |
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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.