Compare towns
Hampden vs Monroe vs Hermon
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 most people working from home (21.3%).
Monroe has the most affordable homes ($220k median).
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 | Hampden | Monroe | Hermon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,896Highest |
1,001Lowest |
6,727 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.2% ME: +2.6% |
+4.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41±2.9Lowest 8% below ME |
43.5±7Highest about the ME average |
41.1±4.7 8% below ME |
| Monroe and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25.8%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
23.7%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
21.6%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Hampden and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.2%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.6%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±4.7 ME: 22.4% |
| Monroe and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
29.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
37.6% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±4.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $111,959±$13kHighest 50% above ME |
$81,300±$7kLowest 9% above ME |
$96,629±$22k 29% 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 | $301,300±$38k about the ME average |
$220,300±$57kLowest 26% below ME |
$333,600±$32kHighest 12% above ME |
| Hermon and Hampden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,286±$317 13% above ME |
$1,165±$152Lowest about the ME average |
$1,406±$202Highest 23% above ME |
| Hermon and Hampden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,694Highest 22% above ME |
$2,207Lowest 27% below ME |
$2,761 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 22.2%±15.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
50.9%±47.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
28.2%±19.1 ME: 48.4% |
| Monroe and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.5% ME: 10.7% |
11.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.7% ME: 74.3% |
87.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
75.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1992 15 yrs newer than ME |
2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 7% below ME |
32 minHighest 28% above ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
| Work from home | 21.3%±5.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.8%±4.4 ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Hampden and Monroe 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 |
| School district | RSU 22 | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | Hermon Public Schools |
| High school in town | Hampden Academy | None in town | Hermon High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8Highest |
— | 14.6Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.