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Hermon vs Waterville
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%).
Waterville has the most people working from home (16.6%).
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 | Waterville |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 6,727Lowest |
17,077Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.1±4.7Highest 8% below ME |
35.5±2.5Lowest 21% below ME |
| Hermon and Waterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.4%±2.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±4.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±2.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Hermon and Waterville 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% |
30.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
18.1%±1.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $96,629±$22kHighest 29% above ME |
$53,580±$4kLowest 28% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $333,600±$32kHighest 12% above ME |
$184,600±$21kLowest 38% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,406±$202Highest 23% above ME |
$978±$72Lowest 14% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,761Highest 9% below ME |
$2,755Lowest 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.2%±19.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
50.5%±8.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Waterville 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% |
20.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
48.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 8% below ME |
18 minLowest 27% below ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
16.6%±5.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Waterville and Hermon 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 | #105 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Hermon Public Schools | Waterville Public Schools |
| High school in town | Hermon High School | Waterville Senior High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.6Highest |
12.8Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| 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.