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Hermon vs Georgetown
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%).
Georgetown has the most people working from home (21.5%).
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 | Georgetown |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 6,727Highest |
1,012Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+1.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.1±4.7Lowest 8% below ME |
55.8±9.4Highest 25% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.7%±6.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Hermon and Georgetown 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% |
33.1%±10.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Georgetown 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%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
40.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.5%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $96,629±$22kHighest 29% above ME |
$84,250±$33kLowest 13% above ME |
| Hermon and Georgetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $333,600±$32kLowest 12% above ME |
$427,200±$47kHighest 44% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,406±$202Lowest 23% above ME |
$1,431±$448Highest 26% above ME |
| Georgetown 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 |
$2,575Lowest 15% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.2%±19.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
71.6%±20.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 6.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
83.4%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 |
30 minHighest 22% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
21.5%±14Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Georgetown 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 | Georgetown Public Schools |
| High school in town | Hermon High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.6 |
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| On TownTapestry | ||
| 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.