Compare towns
Hermon vs Prospect
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hermon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+19.3%).
Prospect has the most affordable homes ($197k median).
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 | Prospect |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 6,727Highest |
923Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.1±4.7Lowest 8% below ME |
45.2±7.5Highest about the ME average |
| Prospect and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
25.2%±10.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Prospect and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±4.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.8%±1.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Hermon and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $96,629±$22kHighest 29% above ME |
$81,250±$17kLowest 9% above ME |
| Hermon and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $333,600±$32kHighest 12% above ME |
$196,500±$19kLowest 34% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,406±$202Highest 23% above ME |
$1,107±$61Lowest about the ME average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,761Highest 9% below ME |
$1,979Lowest 35% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.2%±19.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±42Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Prospect and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 6.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
1998Lowest 21 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 8% below ME |
33 minHighest 34% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Hermon and Prospect 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 | — |
| School district | Hermon Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | Hermon High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.6 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.