Compare towns
Hampden vs Wayne vs Windham 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 kids (25.8% under 18).
Wayne has the oldest population (median age 55.6).
Windham has the most expensive homes ($389k 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 | Wayne | Windham | Hermon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 7,896 |
1,101Lowest |
19,188Highest |
6,727 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.2% ME: +2.6% |
-5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4% ME: +2.6% |
+19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41±2.9Lowest 8% below ME |
55.6±5.3Highest 24% above ME |
41.8±1.8 7% below ME |
41.1±4.7 8% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 25.8%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.4%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7 ME: 18.1% |
21.6%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Hampden and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 17.2%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
29.2%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±4.7 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.9% ME: 36.2% |
48.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
44.2% ME: 36.2% |
37.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
6.5%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Wayne and Hampden 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 50% above ME |
$93,194±$26kLowest 25% above ME |
$107,934±$14k 44% above ME |
$96,629±$22k 29% above ME |
| Hampden and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $301,300±$38kLowest about the ME average |
$362,800±$29k 22% above ME |
$388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
$333,600±$32k 12% above ME |
| Windham and Wayne 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 |
$983±$554Lowest 14% below ME |
$1,232±$332 8% above ME |
$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 | $3,694 22% above ME |
$3,289 8% above ME |
$3,938Highest 30% above ME |
$2,761Lowest 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 22.2%±15.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
25%±52.1 ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
28.2%±19.1 ME: 48.4% |
| Windham 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% |
7.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.7% ME: 74.3% |
89.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.6% ME: 74.3% |
75.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 7% below ME |
30 minHighest 24% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
| Work from home | 21.3%±5.5 ME: 15.9% |
26.2%±11.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Wayne 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 | — | #95 of 133 in ME | #54 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 22 | RSU 38 | RSU 14 | Hermon Public Schools |
| High school in town | Hampden Academy | None in town | Windham High School | Hermon High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8Highest |
— | 12.1Lowest |
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.