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Hermon vs West Bath
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%).
West Bath has the most people working from home (17.1%).
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 | West Bath |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 6,727Highest |
1,863Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+1.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.1±4.7Lowest 8% below ME |
54.2±5.6Highest 21% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.7%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Hermon and West Bath 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% |
29.4%±4.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
50.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $96,629±$22kLowest 29% above ME |
$103,333±$27kHighest 38% above ME |
| West Bath 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 |
$422,800±$102kHighest 43% above ME |
| West Bath and Hermon 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 |
$1,112±$327Lowest about the ME average |
| Hermon and West Bath 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 |
$3,516Highest 16% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.2%±19.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
41.1%±26.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| West Bath 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% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 8% below ME |
21 minLowest 16% below ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.1%±6.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| West Bath 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 | — |
| School district | Hermon Public Schools | West Bath Public Schools |
| High school in town | Hermon High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.6 |
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| 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.