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Hampden vs Stowe 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
Hampden has the highest household income ($112k).
Stowe has the most expensive homes ($648k median).
Hermon has the most renters (24.8% rent).
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 | Stowe | Hermon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,896Highest |
5,285Lowest |
6,727 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+21.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+19.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41±2.9Lowest 5% above U.S. |
46.3±7.6Highest 19% above U.S. |
41.1±4.7 6% above U.S. |
| Stowe 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 U.S.: 22% |
22.5%±4.6 U.S.: 22% |
21.6%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Hampden and Stowe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.2%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
25.8%±6.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.4%±4.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Stowe 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
66.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
37.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±2.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.6%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.8%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Hampden and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $111,959±$13kHighest 39% above U.S. |
$93,618±$33kLowest 16% above U.S. |
$96,629±$22k 20% above U.S. |
| 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±$38kLowest 9% below U.S. |
$647,800±$157kHighest 95% above U.S. |
$333,600±$32k about the U.S. average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,286±$317Lowest 9% below U.S. |
$1,458±$242Highest 3% above U.S. |
$1,406±$202 about the U.S. average |
| Stowe and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,694 18% above U.S. |
$7,161Highest 130% above U.S. |
$2,761Lowest 11% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 22.2%±15.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
24.5%±15.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
28.2%±19.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Hermon and Stowe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
9.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
78.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
75.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Lowest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1982Lowest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
2000Highest 20 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 14% below U.S. |
19 minLowest 27% below U.S. |
23 min 14% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 21.3%±5.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
24.4%±8.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
8.8%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Stowe 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 |
| School district | RSU 22 | Stowe Town School District | Hermon Public Schools |
| High school in town | Hampden Academy | Stowe High School | Hermon High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8Highest |
11.3Lowest |
14.6 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.