Compare towns
Hermon vs Ogunquit vs Brunswick
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Brunswick has the most renters (33.7% 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 | Brunswick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,727 |
1,379Lowest |
17,652Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +19.3% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+12.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.1±4.7 8% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
37.9±2.2Lowest 15% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±2.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Hermon and Brunswick 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% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
23%±2.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
51.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
15.4%±1.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $96,629±$22k 29% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$70,722±$5kLowest 5% below 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±$32kLowest 12% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$363,200±$18k 22% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,406±$202Lowest 23% above ME |
— | $1,465±$100Highest 29% above ME |
| Brunswick and Hermon 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 |
$4,473 47% above ME |
$4,477Highest 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.2%±19.1 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
58.8%±9.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 6.8% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.2% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
66.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 8% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
23 min 7% below ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
18%±4.2 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #54 of 133 in ME | — | #30 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Hermon Public Schools | — | — |
| High school in town | Hermon High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.6 |
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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.