Compare towns
Hermon vs Monroe vs Bangor
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%).
Monroe has the most people working from home (11.8%).
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 | Monroe | Bangor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,727 |
1,001Lowest |
31,938Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+4.6% ME: +2.6% |
-3.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.1±4.7 8% below ME |
43.5±7Highest about the ME average |
41±1.3Lowest 8% below ME |
| Monroe and Hermon 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% |
23.7%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.7%±1.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Monroe 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% |
22.6%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.9%±1.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Monroe 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%Highest ME: 36.2% |
29.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
35.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±4.9 ME: 5.8% |
10.4%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Bangor and Monroe 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 |
$81,300±$7k 9% above ME |
$59,942±$7kLowest 20% below ME |
| Hermon and Monroe 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 |
$220,300±$57k 26% below ME |
$219,600±$10kLowest 26% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,406±$202Highest 23% above ME |
$1,165±$152 about the ME average |
$1,055±$43Lowest 7% below ME |
| Hermon and Monroe 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 |
$2,207Lowest 27% below ME |
$3,076Highest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.2%±19.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
50.9%±47.8 ME: 48.4% |
51.5%±6.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Bangor and Monroe 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% |
11.3% ME: 10.7% |
17.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.2% ME: 74.3% |
87.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
47.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
1992 15 yrs newer than ME |
1954Lowest 23 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 8% below ME |
32 minHighest 28% above ME |
17 minLowest 33% below ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.8%±4.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.1%±2.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Monroe and Bangor 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 | — | #37 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Hermon Public Schools | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | Bangor Public Schools · Bangor-Region 4 |
| High school in town | Hermon High School | None in town | Bangor High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.6Highest |
— | 13.3Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | 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.