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Hermon vs Hudson vs Ogunquit

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).
Hudson has the highest household income ($124k).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).

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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.

MeasureHermonHudsonOgunquit
People
Population
6,727
25,557Highest
1,379Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+19.3%
U.S.: +7.4%
+3.8%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
41.1±4.7Lowest
6% above U.S.
45.7±1.9
17% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
Kids under 18
21.6%±4.6Highest
U.S.: 22%
16.8%±2.1
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Hermon and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
20.4%±4.7Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
20.7%±2.4
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
37.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
34.2%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.8%±2.1
U.S.: 6.4%
7%±1.7Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Hudson 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±$22kLowest
20% above U.S.
$124,213±$6kHighest
54% above U.S.
$114,259±$56k
42% above U.S.
Hudson and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$333,600±$32kLowest
about the U.S. average
$438,900±$11k
32% above U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,406±$202Lowest
about the U.S. average
$1,735±$123Highest
23% above U.S.
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,761Lowest
11% below U.S.
$6,636Highest
113% above U.S.
$4,473
43% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
28.2%±19.1
U.S.: 51.1%
34.3%±7.2Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Hudson and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6.8%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
4.6%
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
75.2%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
82.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
2000Highest
20 yrs newer than U.S.
1983
3 yrs newer than U.S.
1978Lowest
2 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
23 minLowest
14% below U.S.
31 minHighest
19% above U.S.
26 min
about the U.S. average
Work from home
8.8%±4.2Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
19.6%±3.6
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #54 of 133 in ME #63 of 120 in NH —
School district Hermon Public Schools Hudson School District —
High school in town Hermon High School Alvirne High School —
Students per teacherat that high school
14.6Highest
11.6Lowest
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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.