What stands out worked out from the figures below

Hermon has the most homeowners (75.2%).

Westbrook has the most people working from home (17.8%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Hermon	Westbrook
People
Population	6,727Lowest	20,775Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+19.3%Highest ME: +2.6%	+16.6%Lowest ME: +2.6%
Median age	41.1±4.7Highest 8% below ME	37.4±1Lowest 17% below ME
	Hermon and Westbrook 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%	18.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 18.1%
	Hermon and Westbrook 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%	18.1%±2.2Lowest ME: 22.4%
	Hermon and Westbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	37.6%Lowest ME: 36.2%	41.3%Highest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.8%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8%	9%±2.5Highest ME: 5.8%
	Westbrook and Hermon 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	$85,038±$7kLowest 14% above ME
	Hermon and Westbrook 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	$383,300±$19kHighest 29% above ME
	Westbrook 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	$1,392±$74Lowest 22% above ME
	Hermon and Westbrook 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	$4,005Highest 32% above ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	28.2%±19.1Lowest ME: 48.4%	46.1%±7.4Highest ME: 48.4%
	Westbrook 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%	8%Highest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	75.2%Highest ME: 74.3%	61.2%Lowest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME	1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	23 minHighest 8% below ME	19 minLowest 24% below ME
Work from home	8.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9%	17.8%±2.8Highest ME: 15.9%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#54 of 133 in ME	#115 of 133 in ME
School district	Hermon Public Schools	Westbrook Public Schools
High school in town	Hermon High School	Westbrook High School
Students per teacherat that high school	14.6Highest	12.0Lowest
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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.