Compare towns
Hermon vs Brewer vs Biddeford
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%).
Brewer has the most affordable homes ($245k median).
Biddeford has the most people working from home (14.2%).
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 | Brewer | Biddeford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,727Lowest |
9,652 |
22,498Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.1±4.7Highest 8% below ME |
40.1±4.8 10% below ME |
35±2.6Lowest 22% below ME |
| Hermon and Brewer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±2.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Hermon and Brewer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±4.7 ME: 22.4% |
22.4%±3.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±1.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Brewer 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% |
35% ME: 36.2% |
32.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
7.7%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
11%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Biddeford and Brewer 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 |
$66,613±$9kLowest 11% below ME |
$72,333±$4k 3% below ME |
| Hermon and Biddeford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $333,600±$32k 12% above ME |
$245,300±$21kLowest 17% below ME |
$396,600±$25kHighest 34% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,406±$202Highest 23% above ME |
$1,086±$54Lowest 5% below ME |
$1,292±$100 13% above ME |
| Hermon and Biddeford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,761Lowest 9% below ME |
$3,374 11% above ME |
$4,401Highest 45% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.2%±19.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
55.7%±13.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
37.2%±6 ME: 48.4% |
| Brewer and Biddeford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.5% ME: 10.7% |
15.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
59.7% ME: 74.3% |
48.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
1959 18 yrs older than ME |
1952Lowest 25 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 8% below ME |
17 minLowest 31% below ME |
24 minHighest 4% below ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4.2 ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±2.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Biddeford and Hermon 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 | #54 of 133 in ME | #32 of 133 in ME | #111 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Hermon Public Schools | Brewer Public Schools | Biddeford Public Schools |
| High school in town | Hermon High School | Brewer High School | Biddeford High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.6Highest |
14.0Lowest |
14.1 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.