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Hermon vs Brooks vs Bangor
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%).
Brooks has the most people working from home (14.5%).
Bangor has the most renters (52.8% 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 | Hermon | Brooks | Bangor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,727 |
1,208Lowest |
31,938Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-6.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-3.9% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.1±4.7 8% below ME |
45.9±6.6Highest about the ME average |
41±1.3Lowest 8% below ME |
| Brooks and Hermon 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% |
17.1%±4.2 ME: 18.1% |
16.7%±1.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Hermon and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±4.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
17%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.9%±1.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Hermon and Bangor 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% |
27.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
35.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
6.8%±3.5 ME: 5.8% |
10.4%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Bangor and Brooks 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 |
$59,130±$10kLowest 21% below ME |
$59,942±$7k 20% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $333,600±$32kHighest 12% above ME |
$196,700±$33kLowest 34% below ME |
$219,600±$10k 26% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,406±$202Highest 23% above ME |
$1,116±$112 about the ME average |
$1,055±$43Lowest 7% below ME |
| Hermon and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,761 9% below ME |
$2,096Lowest 31% below ME |
$3,076Highest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.2%±19.1 ME: 48.4% |
18%±17.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
51.5%±6.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Bangor and Hermon 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% |
19.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
17.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
74.6% ME: 74.3% |
47.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1954Lowest 23 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 8% below ME |
25 minHighest about the ME average |
17 minLowest 33% below ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±2.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.1%±2.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Brooks and Bangor 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 | — | #37 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Hermon Public Schools | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | Bangor Public Schools · Bangor-Region 4 |
| High school in town | Hermon High School | None in town | Bangor High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.6Highest |
— | 13.3Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | 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.