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Hermon vs Windham vs Sutton vs Bangor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hermon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+19.3%).
Windham has the most people working from home (19%).
Sutton has the highest household income ($130k).
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 | Windham | Sutton | Bangor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 6,727 |
19,188 |
2,239Lowest |
31,938Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +19.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.1±4.7 6% above U.S. |
41.8±1.8 7% above U.S. |
48.1±4.1Highest 24% above U.S. |
41±1.3Lowest 5% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±4.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.2%±2.7 U.S.: 22% |
20.5%±3.8 U.S.: 22% |
16.7%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Hermon and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±4.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.6%±5.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.9%±1.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Sutton and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
44.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
44.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
35.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.9%±3.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
10.4%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $96,629±$22k 20% above U.S. |
$107,934±$14k 34% above U.S. |
$130,313±$31kHighest 61% above U.S. |
$59,942±$7kLowest 26% below U.S. |
| Sutton and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $333,600±$32k about the U.S. average |
$388,900±$22kHighest 17% above U.S. |
$362,600±$16k 9% above U.S. |
$219,600±$10kLowest 34% below U.S. |
| Windham and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,406±$202 about the U.S. average |
$1,232±$332 13% below U.S. |
$1,656±$614Highest 17% above U.S. |
$1,055±$43Lowest 25% below U.S. |
| Sutton and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,761Lowest 11% below U.S. |
$3,938 26% above U.S. |
$7,652Highest 145% above U.S. |
$3,076 about the U.S. average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.2%±19.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
32.7%±14.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
27.6%±47.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
51.5%±6.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| 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% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
17.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
84.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
95.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
47.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 2000Highest 20 yrs newer than U.S. |
1985 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1954Lowest 26 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 14% below U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
29 minHighest 11% above U.S. |
17 minLowest 37% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19%±4.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.8%±5.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
10.1%±2.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windham and Sutton 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 14 | Kearsarge Regional School District | Bangor Public Schools · Bangor-Region 4 |
| High school in town | Hermon High School | Windham High School | Kearsarge Regional High School | Bangor High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.6Highest |
12.1 |
10.4Lowest |
13.3 |
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U.S. 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.