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Hermon vs Scarborough
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 affordable homes ($334k median).
Scarborough has the most people working from home (24.6%).
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 | Scarborough |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 6,727Lowest |
23,215Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+17%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.1±4.7Lowest 8% below ME |
48.8±2.7Highest 9% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.6%±2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Hermon and Scarborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
24.7%±2.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Scarborough and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
57.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.7%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Hermon and Scarborough 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 |
$133,558±$21kHighest 79% above ME |
| Scarborough 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±$32kLowest 12% above ME |
$551,900±$39kHighest 86% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,406±$202Lowest 23% above ME |
$1,956±$178Highest 72% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,761Lowest 9% below ME |
$5,978Highest 97% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.2%±19.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
51.9%±13.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Scarborough and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 6.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
77.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
1988Lowest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 8% below ME |
19 minLowest 21% below ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
24.6%±4.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #54 of 133 in ME | #35 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Hermon Public Schools | Scarborough Public Schools |
| High school in town | Hermon High School | Scarborough High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.6Highest |
11.0Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.