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Hermon vs Mason vs Ogunquit
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hermon has the most renters (24.8% rent).
Mason has the most kids (28.8% under 18).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
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 | Mason | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,727Highest |
1,451 |
1,379Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +19.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.1±4.7Lowest 6% above U.S. |
43.7±2.3 12% above U.S. |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±4.6 U.S.: 22% |
28.8%±6.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Mason 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
15.6%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
39.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.8%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Hermon and Ogunquit 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 20% above U.S. |
$111,090±$3k 38% above U.S. |
$114,259±$56kHighest 42% above U.S. |
| Ogunquit and Mason are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $333,600±$32kLowest about the U.S. average |
$384,000±$21k 15% above U.S. |
$875,700±$79kHighest 163% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,406±$202Lowest about the U.S. average |
$2,530±$852Highest 79% above U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,761Lowest 11% below U.S. |
$7,049Highest 126% above U.S. |
$4,473 43% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.2%±19.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
87.2%±42.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Mason and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 2000Highest 20 yrs newer than U.S. |
1988 8 yrs newer than U.S. |
1978Lowest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
41 minHighest 55% above U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
20.7%±4.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #54 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | Hermon Public Schools | Mason School District | — |
| High school in town | Hermon High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.6 |
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U.S. 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.