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Hermon vs Hooksett vs Bangor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hermon has the most kids (21.6% under 18).
Hooksett has the most people working from home (14.4%).
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 | Hooksett | Bangor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,727 |
5,876Lowest |
31,938Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +19.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+27.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.1±4.7 6% above U.S. |
42.6±2Highest 10% above U.S. |
41±1.3Lowest 5% above U.S. |
| Hooksett 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 U.S.: 22% |
14.7%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
16.7%±1.7 U.S.: 22% |
| Hermon and Bangor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±4.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.7%±3.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.9%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Hooksett 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
41.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
35.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.2%±3.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
10.4%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bangor and Hooksett 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 20% above U.S. |
$101,053±$25kHighest 25% above U.S. |
$59,942±$7kLowest 26% below U.S. |
| Hooksett 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 about the U.S. average |
$348,100±$32kHighest 5% above U.S. |
$219,600±$10kLowest 34% below U.S. |
| Hooksett and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,406±$202 about the U.S. average |
$1,811±$283Highest 28% above U.S. |
$1,055±$43Lowest 25% below U.S. |
| Hooksett and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,761Lowest 11% below U.S. |
$4,960Highest 59% above U.S. |
$3,076 about the U.S. average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.2%±19.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
46%±20.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
51.5%±6.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Bangor and Hooksett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
17.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
72.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
47.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 2000Highest 20 yrs newer than U.S. |
1987 7 yrs newer than U.S. |
1954Lowest 26 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 14% below U.S. |
29 minHighest 11% above U.S. |
17 minLowest 37% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.4%±4.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.1%±2.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Hooksett and Bangor 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 | #30 of 120 in NH | #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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U.S. 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.