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Hermon vs Kenduskeag
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%).
Kenduskeag has the most affordable homes ($178k median).
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 | Kenduskeag |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 6,727Highest |
1,333Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.1±4.7Lowest 8% below ME |
43.9±5.8Highest about the ME average |
| Kenduskeag 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%±4.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Hermon and Kenduskeag 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% |
15.6%±1.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Hermon and Kenduskeag 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% |
17.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.7%±2.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Hermon and Kenduskeag are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $96,629±$22kHighest 29% above ME |
$79,792±$14kLowest 7% above ME |
| Hermon and Kenduskeag 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 |
$177,900±$37kLowest 40% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,406±$202Highest 23% above ME |
$1,033±$287Lowest 9% below ME |
| Hermon and Kenduskeag 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 |
$2,059Lowest 32% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.2%±19.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
27.2%±35.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Hermon and Kenduskeag 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% |
15.9%Highest 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 |
1992Lowest 15 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 8% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.6%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Kenduskeag 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 | — |
| High school in town | Hermon High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.6 |
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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.