Compare towns
Hermon vs Eliot vs Carmel
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%).
Eliot has the most people working from home (17.4%).
Carmel has the most affordable homes ($257k 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 | Eliot | Carmel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,727 |
7,146Highest |
2,941Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+8.3% ME: +2.6% |
+2.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.1±4.7Lowest 8% below ME |
50.8±5.9Highest 13% above ME |
46.4±4.5 4% above ME |
| Eliot and Carmel 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% |
16.3%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.6%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
| Hermon and Carmel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±4.7 ME: 22.4% |
27.8%±6.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
16.5%±5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Eliot 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% ME: 36.2% |
43.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
17.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
1.9%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Hermon and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $96,629±$22k 29% above ME |
$101,522±$10kHighest 36% above ME |
$82,188±$22kLowest 10% above ME |
| Eliot and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $333,600±$32k 12% above ME |
$498,900±$62kHighest 68% above ME |
$256,800±$37kLowest 13% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,406±$202 23% above ME |
$1,948±$471Highest 71% above ME |
$1,276±$187Lowest 12% above ME |
| Eliot and Hermon 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 |
$4,549Highest 50% above ME |
$2,662Lowest 12% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.2%±19.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
55.1%±20.1 ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±38.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Carmel and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.8% ME: 10.7% |
4.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.8% ME: 74.3% |
87.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1996 19 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 8% below ME |
23 minLowest 9% below ME |
25 minHighest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4.2 ME: 15.9% |
17.4%±4.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±4.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Eliot 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 | #19 of 133 in ME | #77 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Hermon Public Schools | RSU 35/MSAD 35 | RSU 87/MSAD 23 |
| High school in town | Hermon High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.6 |
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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.