Compare towns
Hermon vs Sabattus 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).
Sabattus has the oldest population (median age 63.4).
Hampden has the most people working from home (21.3%).
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 | Sabattus | Hampden |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,727 |
134Lowest |
7,896Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
— | +6.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.1±4.7 8% below ME |
63.4±31.8Highest 42% above ME |
41±2.9Lowest 8% below ME |
| Sabattus and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
0%±23.2Lowest 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% |
47%±15.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.2%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.6% ME: 36.2% |
36.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
45.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
16.4%±22.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
| Sabattus and Hampden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $96,629±$22kLowest 29% above ME |
— | $111,959±$13kHighest 50% above ME |
| Hampden 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±$32kHighest 12% above ME |
$214,300±$105kLowest 28% below ME |
$301,300±$38k about the ME average |
| Hermon and Hampden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,406±$202Highest 23% above ME |
— | $1,286±$317Lowest 13% above ME |
| Hermon and Hampden 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 |
$2,286Lowest 25% below ME |
$3,694Highest 22% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.2%±19.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
— | 22.2%±15.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Hermon and Hampden 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% |
16.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
100%Highest ME: 74.3% |
85.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 8% below ME |
— | 23 minHighest 7% below ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4.2 ME: 15.9% |
0%±26.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
21.3%±5.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #54 of 133 in ME | #129 of 133 in ME | #6 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Hermon Public Schools | — | RSU 22 |
| High school in town | Hermon High School | — | Hampden Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.6Lowest |
— | 14.8Highest |
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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.