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Hermon vs Wells vs Carmel
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 kids (21.6% under 18).
Wells has the most people working from home (17.8%).
Carmel has the most affordable homes ($257k median).
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 | Wells | Carmel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,727 |
11,713Highest |
2,941Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+18% ME: +2.6% |
+2.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.1±4.7Lowest 8% below ME |
53.6±3.8Highest 20% above ME |
46.4±4.5 4% above ME |
| Wells and Carmel 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% |
18%±3.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.6%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
| Hermon and Carmel 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% |
31%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
16.5%±5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.6% ME: 36.2% |
43.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
17.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
1.9%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Hermon and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $96,629±$22kHighest 29% above ME |
$88,024±$11k 18% above ME |
$82,188±$22kLowest 10% above ME |
| Hermon and Wells 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 |
$485,300±$23kHighest 64% above ME |
$256,800±$37kLowest 13% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,406±$202Highest 23% above ME |
$1,350±$297 19% above ME |
$1,276±$187Lowest 12% above ME |
| Hermon and Wells 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 |
$3,215Highest 6% above ME |
$2,662Lowest 12% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.2%±19.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
42.1%±19.6 ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±38.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Carmel and Wells 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% |
6.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
1989Lowest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1996 19 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 8% below ME |
28 minHighest 12% above ME |
25 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4.2 ME: 15.9% |
17.8%±4.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±4.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #54 of 133 in ME | #22 of 133 in ME | #77 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Hermon Public Schools | Wells-Ogunquit CSD | RSU 87/MSAD 23 |
| High school in town | Hermon High School | Wells High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.6Highest |
11.4Lowest |
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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.