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Hermon vs Cornish
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 kids (21.6% under 18).
Cornish has the most homeowners (79.2%).
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 | Cornish |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 6,727Highest |
1,024Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +19.3% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 41.1±4.7Highest 8% below ME |
39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
| Hermon and Cornish 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% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±4.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Hermon and Cornish 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% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Hermon and Cornish 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 |
$68,686±$2kLowest 8% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $333,600±$32k 12% above ME |
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| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,406±$202Highest 23% above ME |
$1,135±$141Lowest about the ME average |
| Hermon and Cornish 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 |
$1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.2%±19.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish 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% |
8.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 8% below ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Hermon and Cornish 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.