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Hermon vs Mars Hill 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
Mars Hill has the most affordable homes ($164k median).
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
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 | Mars Hill | Ogunquit | Bangor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 6,727 |
1,398 |
1,379Lowest |
31,938Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +19.3% ME: +2.6% |
-8.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.9% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.1±4.7 8% below ME |
43.4±3 3% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
41±1.3Lowest 8% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
22.9%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.7%±1.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Mars Hill 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% |
24.5%±5.8 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.9%±1.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.6% ME: 36.2% |
26%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% |
4.8%±3.4 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 |
$65,273±$9k 13% below 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 |
$163,600±$23kLowest 45% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$219,600±$10k 26% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,406±$202Highest 23% above ME |
$488±$96Lowest 57% below ME |
— | $1,055±$43 7% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,761 9% below ME |
$1,843Lowest 39% below 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% |
30.6%±7.1 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
51.5%±6.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 6.8% ME: 10.7% |
9.6% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.2% ME: 74.3% |
70.6% 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 |
1967 10 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 |
21 min 14% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
17 minLowest 33% below ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4.2 ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±6.6Lowest 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 | — | — | #37 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Hermon Public Schools | RSU 42/MSAD 42 | — | Bangor Public Schools · Bangor-Region 4 |
| High school in town | Hermon High School | Central Aroostook Jr-Sr H S | — | Bangor High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.6Highest |
8.0Lowest |
— | 13.3 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.