Compare towns
Hermon vs Castle Hill
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 expensive homes ($334k median).
Castle Hill has the most affordable homes ($145k 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 | Hermon | Castle Hill |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 6,727Highest |
281Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +19.3% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 41.1±4.7Lowest 8% below ME |
57.8±15.8Highest 29% above ME |
| Castle Hill 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% |
14.2%±5.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Hermon and Castle Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
44.8%±6.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
26.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±5.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Hermon and Castle Hill 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 |
$54,250±$14kLowest 27% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $333,600±$32kHighest 12% above ME |
$145,300±$18kLowest 51% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,406±$202Highest 23% above ME |
$950±$574Lowest 17% below ME |
| Hermon and Castle Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,761Highest 9% below ME |
$1,449Lowest 52% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.2%±19.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
75%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Castle Hill and Hermon 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% |
4.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 8% below ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.3%±9.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Castle Hill 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 | — |
| 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.