Compare towns
Hermon vs South Berwick vs Bangor
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%).
South Berwick has the most people working from home (17.6%).
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 | South Berwick | Bangor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,727Lowest |
7,670 |
31,938Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.4% ME: +2.6% |
-3.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.1±4.7Highest 8% below ME |
39±2.5Lowest 13% below ME |
41±1.3 8% below ME |
| Hermon and Bangor 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% |
26.7%±6Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.7%±1.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| South Berwick 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% |
15.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.9%±1.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Hermon and Bangor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.6% ME: 36.2% |
41.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
35.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
10.4%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $96,629±$22k 29% above ME |
$99,572±$13kHighest 33% above ME |
$59,942±$7kLowest 20% below ME |
| South Berwick 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 12% above ME |
$428,300±$26kHighest 44% above ME |
$219,600±$10kLowest 26% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,406±$202 23% above ME |
$1,726±$83Highest 52% above ME |
$1,055±$43Lowest 7% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,761Lowest 9% below ME |
$4,956Highest 63% above ME |
$3,076 about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.2%±19.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
53.5%±24.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
51.5%±6.5 ME: 48.4% |
| South Berwick and Bangor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.8% ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.2% ME: 74.3% |
78.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
47.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
1954Lowest 23 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 8% below ME |
27 minHighest 9% above ME |
17 minLowest 33% below ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.6%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.1%±2.5 ME: 15.9% |
| South Berwick and Bangor 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 | #58 of 133 in ME | #37 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Hermon Public Schools | RSU 35/MSAD 35 | Bangor Public Schools · Bangor-Region 4 |
| High school in town | Hermon High School | Marshwood High School | Bangor High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.6Highest |
13.0Lowest |
13.3 |
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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.