Compare towns
Hermon vs Baldwin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hermon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+19.3%).
Baldwin has the oldest population (median age 50.6).
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 | Hermon | Baldwin |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 6,727Highest |
1,170Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.1±4.7Lowest 8% below ME |
50.6±4.6Highest 13% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Baldwin and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $96,629±$22kHighest 29% above ME |
$68,045±$8kLowest 9% below ME |
| Hermon and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $333,600±$32kHighest 12% above ME |
$263,200±$38kLowest 11% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,406±$202 23% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,761Highest 9% below ME |
$2,540Lowest 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.2%±19.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Hermon and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 6.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 8% below ME |
32 minHighest 32% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4.2 ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #54 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Hermon Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | Hermon High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.6 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.