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Hermon vs Denmark
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%).
Denmark has the most people working from home (12.7%).
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 | Denmark |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 6,727Highest |
1,054Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+4.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.1±4.7Lowest 8% below ME |
54.4±5Highest 21% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Hermon and Denmark 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% |
31.8%±7.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Denmark 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% |
29.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.1%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Hermon and Denmark 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 |
$64,167±$10kLowest 14% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $333,600±$32kHighest 12% above ME |
$250,000±$68kLowest 16% below ME |
| Hermon and Denmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,406±$202Lowest 23% above ME |
$1,409±$207Highest 24% above ME |
| Denmark and Hermon 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 |
$2,259Lowest 26% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.2%±19.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
90.6%±31Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 6.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
92.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 8% below ME |
34 minHighest 39% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.7%±6.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Denmark 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.