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Hermon vs Ogunquit vs Westminster vs Bangor
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 most kids (21.6% under 18).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
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 | Westminster | Bangor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 6,727 |
1,379Lowest |
2,999 |
31,938Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +19.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-5.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.1±4.7 6% above U.S. |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
53.5±3.7 38% above U.S. |
41±1.3Lowest 5% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±4.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.2%±4.7 U.S.: 22% |
16.7%±1.7 U.S.: 22% |
| Hermon and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±4.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
27.6%±6.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.9%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Ogunquit and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
46.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
35.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±3.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
10.4%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $96,629±$22k 20% above U.S. |
$114,259±$56kHighest 42% above U.S. |
$71,491±$4k 11% below U.S. |
$59,942±$7kLowest 26% 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. |
$273,800±$35k 18% below U.S. |
$219,600±$10kLowest 34% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,406±$202Highest about the U.S. average |
— | $916±$126Lowest 35% below U.S. |
$1,055±$43 25% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,761Lowest 11% below U.S. |
$4,473Highest 43% above U.S. |
$4,063 30% above U.S. |
$3,076 about the U.S. average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.2%±19.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
49.2%±7.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
51.5%±6.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Bangor and Westminster 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% |
8.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
17.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
88.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
47.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 2000Highest 20 yrs newer than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1980 same as U.S. |
1954Lowest 26 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 14% below U.S. |
26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
24 min 10% below U.S. |
17 minLowest 37% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
27%±6.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
10.1%±2.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Ogunquit and Westminster 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 | — | #53 of 70 in VT | #37 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Hermon Public Schools | — | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District | Bangor Public Schools · Bangor-Region 4 |
| High school in town | Hermon High School | — | Bellows Falls Union High School | Bangor High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.6Highest |
— | 10.6Lowest |
13.3 |
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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.