Compare towns
Hermon vs Ogunquit vs Hollis vs Hampden
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 renters (24.8% rent).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Hollis has the oldest housing (typical home built 1977).
Hampden has the most kids (25.8% under 18).
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 | Hollis | Hampden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 6,727 |
1,379Lowest |
4,872 |
7,896Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +19.3% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+10.8% ME: +2.6% |
+6.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.1±4.7 8% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
43.8±4.2 about the ME average |
41±2.9Lowest 8% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±4.2 ME: 18.1% |
25.8%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Hampden and Hermon 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% |
16.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
17.2%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.6% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
30.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
45.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $96,629±$22k 29% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$95,950±$24kLowest 28% above ME |
$111,959±$13k 50% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Hampden 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 |
$338,900±$27k 14% above ME |
$301,300±$38kLowest about the ME average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,406±$202Highest 23% above ME |
— | $1,372±$293 20% above ME |
$1,286±$317Lowest 13% above ME |
| Hermon and Hollis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,761 9% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$2,625Lowest 14% below ME |
$3,694 22% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.2%±19.1 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
48.9%±30.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
22.2%±15.1 ME: 48.4% |
| Hollis and Hermon 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% |
5.7% ME: 10.7% |
7.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.6% ME: 74.3% |
85.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 8% below ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
29 minHighest 18% above ME |
23 min 7% below ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.9%±4.7 ME: 15.9% |
21.3%±5.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #54 of 133 in ME | — | #88 of 133 in ME | #6 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Hermon Public Schools | — | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | RSU 22 |
| High school in town | Hermon High School | — | None in town | Hampden Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.6Lowest |
— | — | 14.8Highest |
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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.