Compare towns
Hermon vs North Berwick vs Wells
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hermon has the most affordable homes ($334k median).
North Berwick has the highest household income ($102k).
Wells has the oldest population (median age 53.6).
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 | North Berwick | Wells |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,727 |
5,129Lowest |
11,713Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+8.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+18% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.1±4.7Lowest 8% below ME |
41.6±4.7 7% below ME |
53.6±3.8Highest 20% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
21.2%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
18%±3.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Hermon and North Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.9%±5 ME: 22.4% |
31%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.6% ME: 36.2% |
29%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
43.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.7%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Hermon and North Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $96,629±$22k 29% above ME |
$101,875±$16kHighest 36% above ME |
$88,024±$11kLowest 18% above ME |
| North Berwick 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±$32kLowest 12% above ME |
$428,500±$33k 44% above ME |
$485,300±$23kHighest 64% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,406±$202Highest 23% above ME |
$1,105±$116Lowest about the ME average |
$1,350±$297 19% above ME |
| Hermon and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,761Lowest 9% below ME |
$3,735Highest 23% above ME |
$3,215 6% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.2%±19.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
66.2%±28.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
42.1%±19.6 ME: 48.4% |
| North Berwick and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.7% ME: 74.3% |
90.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1989 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 8% below ME |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
28 min 12% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15%±5.8 ME: 15.9% |
17.8%±4.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Wells and North Berwick 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 | #82 of 133 in ME | #22 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Hermon Public Schools | RSU 60/MSAD 60 | Wells-Ogunquit CSD |
| High school in town | Hermon High School | Noble High School | Wells High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.6Highest |
12.0 |
11.4Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.