Compare towns
Hermon vs Lake Arrowhead
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%).
Lake Arrowhead has the most homeowners (93.7%).
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 | Lake Arrowhead |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 6,727Highest |
3,322Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.1±4.7Highest 8% below ME |
33±2.4Lowest 26% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
26.9%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Lake Arrowhead and Hermon 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% |
7.6%±2.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
26.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Hermon and Lake Arrowhead 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 29% above ME |
$98,654±$9kHighest 32% above ME |
| Lake Arrowhead 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±$32kHighest 12% above ME |
$267,300±$19kLowest 10% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,406±$202Lowest 23% above ME |
$2,288±$327Highest 101% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,761Highest 9% below ME |
$2,286Lowest 25% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.2%±19.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±36.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Hermon and Lake Arrowhead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 6.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
2.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
1995Lowest 18 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 8% below ME |
39 minHighest 57% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Hermon and Lake Arrowhead 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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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
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.