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Hermon vs Mount Tabor vs Carmel
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 most expensive homes ($421k median).
Carmel has the most affordable homes ($257k median).
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 | Carmel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,727Highest |
304Lowest |
2,941 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +19.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +2.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.1±4.7Lowest 6% above U.S. |
57.8±10.6Highest 49% above U.S. |
46.4±4.5 19% above U.S. |
| Mount Tabor and Carmel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±4.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.6%±4.3 U.S.: 22% |
| Hermon and Carmel 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% |
16.5%±5Lowest 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
17.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.6%±4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.9%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Hermon and Carmel 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 20% above U.S. |
— | $82,188±$22kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Hermon and Carmel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $333,600±$32k about the U.S. average |
$420,500±$76kHighest 26% above U.S. |
$256,800±$37kLowest 23% 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. |
$1,276±$187Lowest 10% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,761 11% below U.S. |
$5,233Highest 68% above U.S. |
$2,662Lowest 15% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.2%±19.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.4%±38.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Carmel 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% |
13.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 2000Highest 20 yrs newer than U.S. |
1946Lowest 34 yrs older than U.S. |
1996 16 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
46 minHighest 72% above U.S. |
25 min 6% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
10.4%±8.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.5%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Mount Tabor 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 | — | #77 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Hermon Public Schools | — | RSU 87/MSAD 23 |
| High school in town | Hermon High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.6 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.