Compare towns
Hermon vs Wayne vs Windham 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%).
Wayne has the most people working from home (26.2%).
Windham has the highest household income ($108k).
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 | Wayne | Windham | Bangor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 6,727 |
1,101Lowest |
19,188 |
31,938Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4% ME: +2.6% |
-3.9% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.1±4.7 8% below ME |
55.6±5.3Highest 24% above ME |
41.8±1.8 7% below ME |
41±1.3Lowest 8% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.4%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7 ME: 18.1% |
16.7%±1.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Hermon and Windham 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% |
29.2%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.9%±1.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.6% ME: 36.2% |
48.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
44.2% ME: 36.2% |
35.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
6.5%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
10.4%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Bangor and Wayne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $96,629±$22k 29% above ME |
$93,194±$26k 25% above ME |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
$59,942±$7kLowest 20% below ME |
| Windham 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 |
$362,800±$29k 22% above ME |
$388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
$219,600±$10kLowest 26% below ME |
| Windham and Wayne 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 |
$983±$554Lowest 14% below ME |
$1,232±$332 8% above ME |
$1,055±$43 7% below ME |
| Hermon and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,761Lowest 9% below ME |
$3,289 8% above ME |
$3,938Highest 30% above ME |
$3,076 about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.2%±19.1 ME: 48.4% |
25%±52.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7 ME: 48.4% |
51.5%±6.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Bangor and Windham 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% |
7.9% ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.2% ME: 74.3% |
89.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.6% ME: 74.3% |
47.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1954Lowest 23 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 8% below ME |
30 minHighest 24% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
17 minLowest 33% below ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
26.2%±11.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
10.1%±2.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Wayne and Windham 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 | — | #95 of 133 in ME | #37 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Hermon Public Schools | RSU 38 | RSU 14 | Bangor Public Schools · Bangor-Region 4 |
| High school in town | Hermon High School | None in town | Windham High School | Bangor High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.6Highest |
— | 12.1Lowest |
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.