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Hermon vs Cherryfield
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%).
Cherryfield has the most people working from home (18.2%).
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 | Cherryfield |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 6,727Highest |
809Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-10.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.1±4.7Lowest 8% below ME |
58.1±4.2Highest 30% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.6%±5.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
32.4%±9.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Cherryfield 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% |
21.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Hermon and Cherryfield 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 |
$37,115±$17kLowest 50% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $333,600±$32kHighest 12% above ME |
$195,800±$53kLowest 34% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,406±$202Highest 23% above ME |
$428±$107Lowest 62% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,761Highest 9% below ME |
$1,950Lowest 36% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.2%±19.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
60.5%±17.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Cherryfield 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% |
26.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
66.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 8% below ME |
30 minHighest 22% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.2%±10.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Cherryfield 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 | Cherryfield Public Schools |
| High school in town | Hermon High School | None in town |
| 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.