Compare towns
Hermon vs Etna vs Bangor
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%).
Etna has the most homeowners (94.9%).
Bangor has the most renters (52.8% rent).
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 | Etna | Bangor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,727 |
1,252Lowest |
31,938Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.6% ME: +2.6% |
-3.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.1±4.7 8% below ME |
41.9±3.4Highest 6% below ME |
41±1.3Lowest 8% below ME |
| Etna 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% |
20%±6.7 ME: 18.1% |
16.7%±1.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Hermon and Etna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±4.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±1.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.9%±1.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Hermon and Bangor 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% |
13.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
35.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
0.6%±0.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
10.4%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $96,629±$22kHighest 29% above ME |
$72,379±$16k 3% below ME |
$59,942±$7kLowest 20% below ME |
| Hermon and Etna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $333,600±$32kHighest 12% above ME |
$183,000±$49kLowest 38% below ME |
$219,600±$10k 26% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,406±$202Highest 23% above ME |
— | $1,055±$43Lowest 7% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,761 9% below ME |
$1,745Lowest 43% below ME |
$3,076Highest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.2%±19.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
66.7%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
51.5%±6.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Etna and Bangor 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% |
15.5% ME: 10.7% |
17.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.2% ME: 74.3% |
94.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
47.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
1993 16 yrs newer than ME |
1954Lowest 23 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 8% below ME |
28 minHighest 12% above ME |
17 minLowest 33% below ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4.2 ME: 15.9% |
5.6%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.1%±2.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Bangor 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 | — | #37 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Hermon Public Schools | — | Bangor Public Schools · Bangor-Region 4 |
| High school in town | Hermon High School | — | Bangor High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.6Highest |
— | 13.3Lowest |
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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.