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Ludlow vs Hermon vs Amity
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ludlow has the most affordable homes ($134k median).
Hermon has the most expensive homes ($334k median).
Amity has the most kids (26.8% under 18).
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 | Ludlow | Hermon | Amity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 444 |
6,727Highest |
395Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +19.3% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 46.1±5.8Highest about the ME average |
41.1±4.7Lowest 8% below ME |
44.5±12.2 about the ME average |
| Ludlow and Amity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.7%±5.9 ME: 18.1% |
21.6%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
26.8%±5.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Amity and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 12.4%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±4.7 ME: 22.4% |
26.8%±5.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Amity and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.2% ME: 36.2% |
37.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
13.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±3.1 ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.5%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Hermon and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $62,500±$21kLowest 16% below ME |
$96,629±$22kHighest 29% above ME |
$65,000±$26k 13% below ME |
| Hermon and Amity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $133,900±$56kLowest 55% below ME |
$333,600±$32kHighest 12% above ME |
$155,000±$57k 48% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $988±$111Lowest 13% below ME |
$1,406±$202Highest 23% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,655 45% below ME |
$2,761Highest 9% below ME |
$1,102Lowest 64% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.5%±94.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
28.2%±19.1 ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Ludlow and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
15.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.4% ME: 74.3% |
75.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1992Lowest 15 yrs newer than ME |
2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
1996 19 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 15% below ME |
23 min 8% below ME |
30 minHighest 24% above ME |
| Work from home | 9.8%±8Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.2 ME: 15.9% |
4.2%±5.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Ludlow 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 | — |
| 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.