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Hermon vs Ogunquit vs Hoosick

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 shortest commute (23 min average).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Hoosick has the most affordable homes ($177k median).

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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.

MeasureHermonOgunquitHoosick
People
Population
6,727Highest
1,379Lowest
6,671
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+19.3%
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-3.1%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
41.1±4.7Lowest
6% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
44.9±5.5
15% above U.S.
Kids under 18
21.6%±4.6
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
22.2%±4Highest
U.S.: 22%
Hoosick and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
20.4%±4.7Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
22.7%±4.5
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
37.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
24%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.8%±2.1Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8
U.S.: 6.4%
3.6%±1.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Hermon and Ogunquit 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
20% above U.S.
$114,259±$56kHighest
42% above U.S.
$63,372±$21kLowest
22% below U.S.
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
about the U.S. average
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
$177,200±$21kLowest
47% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,406±$202Highest
about the U.S. average
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$881±$148Lowest
38% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,761Lowest
11% below U.S.
$4,473Highest
43% above U.S.
$4,071
31% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
28.2%±19.1
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
43%±13.4Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Hoosick and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
12.8%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
75.2%
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
74.1%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
2000Highest
20 yrs newer than U.S.
1978
2 yrs older than U.S.
1954Lowest
26 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
23 minLowest
14% below U.S.
26 min
about the U.S. average
32 minHighest
21% above U.S.
Work from home
8.8%±4.2Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
16.3%±5.9
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #54 of 133 in ME — #62 of 484 in NY
School district Hermon Public Schools — HOOSICK FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town Hermon High School — HOOSICK FALLS HIGH SCHOOL
Students per teacherat that high school
14.6Highest
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9.7Lowest
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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.