Compare towns
Hermon vs Kennebunk vs Wells
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hermon has the most affordable homes ($334k median).
Kennebunk has the most people working from home (36.6%).
Wells has the most homeowners (90.1%).
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 | Kennebunk | Wells |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,727 |
6,221Lowest |
11,713Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+10.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+18% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.1±4.7Lowest 8% below ME |
54.3±7.2Highest 21% above ME |
53.6±3.8 20% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Wells 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% |
18.1%±4.2 ME: 18.1% |
18%±3.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Hermon and Kennebunk 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% |
30.9%±4.5 ME: 22.4% |
31%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Wells and Kennebunk 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% |
52%Highest ME: 36.2% |
43.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
| Hermon and Wells 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 |
$95,169±$21k 27% above ME |
$88,024±$11kLowest 18% above ME |
| Hermon and Kennebunk 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 |
$452,800±$17k 53% above ME |
$485,300±$23kHighest 64% above ME |
| Wells and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,406±$202 23% above ME |
$1,466±$261Highest 29% above ME |
$1,350±$297Lowest 19% 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 |
$4,771Highest 57% above ME |
$3,215 6% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.2%±19.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
40.3%±13.2 ME: 48.4% |
42.1%±19.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Wells and Kennebunk 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% |
11.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.2% ME: 74.3% |
73.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1989 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 8% below ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
28 minHighest 12% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
36.6%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.8%±4.2 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #54 of 133 in ME | #9 of 133 in ME | #22 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Hermon Public Schools | — | Wells-Ogunquit CSD |
| High school in town | Hermon High School | — | Wells High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.6Highest |
— | 11.4Lowest |
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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.