Compare towns
Hebron vs Hermon vs Ogunquit vs Hartford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hermon has the most renters (24.8% rent).
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
Hartford has the most affordable homes ($189k median).
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 | Hebron | Hermon | Ogunquit | Hartford |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,105Lowest |
6,727Highest |
1,379 |
1,314 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -13.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+19.3% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+1.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.8±5.1 about the ME average |
41.1±4.7Lowest 8% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
42.2±6.5 6% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±6.2 ME: 18.1% |
21.6%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.4%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Hartford and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±1.2 ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±4.7 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.9%±0.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.6% ME: 36.2% |
37.6% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
17.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1.3 ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Hermon and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $92,550±$19k 24% above ME |
$96,629±$22k 29% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$87,115±$40kLowest 17% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $242,300±$26k 18% below ME |
$333,600±$32k 12% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$189,200±$44kLowest 36% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,406±$202 23% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,323Lowest 23% below ME |
$2,761 9% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$3,024 about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 28.2%±19.1 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Hartford and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.8% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.1% ME: 74.3% |
75.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3% ME: 74.3% |
97.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1990 13 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 26% above ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
41 minHighest 68% above ME |
| Work from home | 9.9%±4 ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.2 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.2%±3.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #54 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | RSU 17/MSAD 17 | Hermon Public Schools | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Hermon High School | — | — |
| 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.