Compare towns
Hermon vs Lisbon vs Ogunquit vs Bangor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lisbon has the youngest population (median age 38.4).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
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 | Lisbon | Ogunquit | Bangor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 6,727 |
9,750 |
1,379Lowest |
31,938Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +19.3% ME: +2.6% |
+7.8% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.1±4.7 8% below ME |
38.4±2.9Lowest 14% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
41±1.3 8% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.7%±1.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Lisbon and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±4.7 ME: 22.4% |
16.2%±3.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.9%±1.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.6% ME: 36.2% |
23.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
35.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
10.4%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $96,629±$22k 29% above ME |
$77,819±$9k 4% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$59,942±$7kLowest 20% below ME |
| Ogunquit 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 12% above ME |
$258,300±$26k 13% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$219,600±$10kLowest 26% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,406±$202Highest 23% above ME |
$979±$286Lowest 14% below ME |
— | $1,055±$43 7% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,761Lowest 9% below ME |
$3,324 9% above ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$3,076 about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.2%±19.1 ME: 48.4% |
43.4%±14.2 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
51.5%±6.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Bangor and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 6.8% ME: 10.7% |
5.3% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.2% ME: 74.3% |
74.8% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
47.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
1973 4 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1954Lowest 23 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 8% below ME |
29 minHighest 17% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
17 minLowest 33% below ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.1%±9.6 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.1%±2.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #54 of 133 in ME | #60 of 133 in ME | — | #37 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Hermon Public Schools | Lisbon Public Schools | — | Bangor Public Schools · Bangor-Region 4 |
| High school in town | Hermon High School | Lisbon High School | — | Bangor High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.6 |
15.8Highest |
— | 13.3Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | 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.