Compare towns
Hermon vs Ogunquit vs Bangor vs Ellsworth
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 kids (21.6% under 18).
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
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 | Ogunquit | Bangor | Ellsworth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 6,727 |
1,379Lowest |
31,938Highest |
8,657 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +19.3% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.1±4.7 8% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
41±1.3Lowest 8% below ME |
43±2.4 4% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.7%±1.7 ME: 18.1% |
18.4%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Hermon and Ellsworth 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% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.9%±1.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.1%±3.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.6% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
35.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
39.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
10.4%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $96,629±$22k 29% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$59,942±$7kLowest 20% below ME |
$77,375±$18k 4% above ME |
| Ogunquit 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±$32k 12% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$219,600±$10kLowest 26% below ME |
$242,300±$22k 18% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,406±$202Highest 23% above ME |
— | $1,055±$43 7% below ME |
$1,017±$195Lowest 11% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,761Lowest 9% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$3,076 about the ME average |
$3,262 7% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.2%±19.1 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
51.5%±6.5 ME: 48.4% |
62.1%±15.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Ellsworth and Bangor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 6.8% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.2% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
47.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
66.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1954Lowest 23 yrs older than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 8% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
17 minLowest 33% below ME |
25 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4.2 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.1%±2.5 ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #54 of 133 in ME | — | #37 of 133 in ME | #63 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Hermon Public Schools | — | Bangor Public Schools · Bangor-Region 4 | Ellsworth Public Schools |
| High school in town | Hermon High School | — | Bangor High School | Ellsworth High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.6Highest |
— | 13.3 |
12.7Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.