Compare towns
Hermon vs Hampden vs Kennebunk
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%).
Hampden has the most kids (25.8% under 18).
Kennebunk has the most people working from home (36.6%).
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 | Hampden | Kennebunk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,727 |
7,896Highest |
6,221Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.1±4.7 8% below ME |
41±2.9Lowest 8% below ME |
54.3±7.2Highest 21% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
25.8%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.1%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Hampden and Hermon 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% |
17.2%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
30.9%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
45.9% ME: 36.2% |
52%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Hampden and Hermon 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 |
$111,959±$13kHighest 50% above ME |
$95,169±$21kLowest 27% above ME |
| Hampden 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 |
$301,300±$38kLowest about the ME average |
$452,800±$17kHighest 53% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,406±$202 23% above ME |
$1,286±$317Lowest 13% above ME |
$1,466±$261Highest 29% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,761Lowest 9% below ME |
$3,694 22% above ME |
$4,771Highest 57% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.2%±19.1 ME: 48.4% |
22.2%±15.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
40.3%±13.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Kennebunk 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% |
7.5% ME: 10.7% |
11.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.2% ME: 74.3% |
85.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
73.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 8% below ME |
23 minHighest 7% below ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
21.3%±5.5 ME: 15.9% |
36.6%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Kennebunk and Hampden 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 | #6 of 133 in ME | #9 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Hermon Public Schools | RSU 22 | — |
| High school in town | Hermon High School | Hampden Academy | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.6Lowest |
14.8Highest |
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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.