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Hermon vs Ludlow vs Ellsworth
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 expensive homes ($334k median).
Ludlow has the most affordable homes ($134k median).
Ellsworth has the most renters (33.3% 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 | Ludlow | Ellsworth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,727 |
444Lowest |
8,657Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
— | +8.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.1±4.7Lowest 8% below ME |
46.1±5.8Highest about the ME average |
43±2.4 4% below ME |
| Ludlow and Ellsworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
22.7%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.4%±3.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Ludlow 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% |
12.4%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.1%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Ellsworth and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.6% ME: 36.2% |
16.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
39.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±3.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Ellsworth 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±$22kHighest 29% above ME |
$62,500±$21kLowest 16% below ME |
$77,375±$18k 4% above ME |
| Hermon and Ellsworth 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 |
$133,900±$56kLowest 55% below ME |
$242,300±$22k 18% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,406±$202Highest 23% above ME |
$988±$111Lowest 13% below ME |
$1,017±$195 11% below ME |
| Hermon and Ellsworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,761 9% below ME |
$1,655Lowest 45% below ME |
$3,262Highest 7% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.2%±19.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
45.5%±94.3 ME: 48.4% |
62.1%±15.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Ellsworth and Ludlow 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% |
15.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.2% ME: 74.3% |
90.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
66.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
1992 15 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 8% below ME |
21 minLowest 15% below ME |
25 minHighest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4.2 ME: 15.9% |
9.8%±8Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Ludlow 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 | — | #63 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Hermon Public Schools | — | Ellsworth Public Schools |
| High school in town | Hermon High School | — | Ellsworth High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.6Highest |
— | 12.7Lowest |
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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.