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Hermon vs Mount Tabor vs Bangor
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 kids (21.6% under 18).
Mount Tabor has the oldest population (median age 57.8).
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 | Mount Tabor | Bangor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,727 |
304Lowest |
31,938Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +19.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | -3.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.1±4.7 6% above U.S. |
57.8±10.6Highest 49% above U.S. |
41±1.3Lowest 5% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±4.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
16.7%±1.7 U.S.: 22% |
| Hermon and Bangor 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% |
42.4%±18.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.9%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Mount Tabor 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
34.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
35.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.6%±4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
10.4%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $96,629±$22kHighest 20% above U.S. |
— | $59,942±$7kLowest 26% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $333,600±$32k about the U.S. average |
$420,500±$76kHighest 26% above U.S. |
$219,600±$10kLowest 34% below U.S. |
| Mount Tabor and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,406±$202 about the U.S. average |
$2,143±$367Highest 52% above U.S. |
$1,055±$43Lowest 25% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,761Lowest 11% below U.S. |
$5,233Highest 68% above U.S. |
$3,076 about the U.S. average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.2%±19.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
51.5%±6.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Bangor and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
11% U.S.: 12.5% |
17.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
92.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
47.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 2000Highest 20 yrs newer than U.S. |
1946Lowest 34 yrs older than U.S. |
1954 26 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 14% below U.S. |
46 minHighest 72% above U.S. |
17 minLowest 37% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.4%±8.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.1%±2.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Mount Tabor 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 | — | Bangor Public Schools · Bangor-Region 4 |
| High school in town | Hermon High School | — | Bangor High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.6Highest |
— | 13.3Lowest |
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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.