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Linneus vs Ogunquit vs Hermon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Linneus has the most affordable homes ($144k median).
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
Hermon has the most renters (24.8% 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 | Linneus | Ogunquit | Hermon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,226Lowest |
1,379 |
6,727Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+19.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 44.6±3.9 about the ME average |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
41.1±4.7Lowest 8% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 24%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.6%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Linneus and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.3%±3.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±4.7 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 11.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
37.6% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Hermon and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $65,114±$18kLowest 13% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$96,629±$22k 29% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $144,200±$53kLowest 51% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$333,600±$32k 12% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $1,406±$202 23% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,608Lowest 47% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$2,761 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.8%±55Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
28.2%±19.1 ME: 48.4% |
| Linneus and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.4% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
75.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 29% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
23 min 8% below ME |
| Work from home | 5.4%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.2 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #54 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | — | Hermon Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | — | Hermon High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 14.6 |
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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.