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Mars Hill vs Ogunquit vs Hermon vs Blaine
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mars Hill has the most renters (29.4% rent).
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
Hermon has the youngest population (median age 41.1).
Blaine has the shortest commute (19 min average).
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 | Mars Hill | Ogunquit | Hermon | Blaine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,398 |
1,379 |
6,727Highest |
706Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+19.3% ME: +2.6% |
-8.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±3 3% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
41.1±4.7Lowest 8% below ME |
46.3±17 3% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Blaine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 22.9%±5.7 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.6%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
24.1%±6.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Blaine and Mars Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 24.5%±5.8 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±4.7 ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±7.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
37.6% ME: 36.2% |
20%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±3.4 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
6.5%±3.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Blaine and Mars Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $65,273±$9kLowest 13% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$96,629±$22k 29% above ME |
$80,707±$24k 8% 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 | $163,600±$23kLowest 45% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$333,600±$32k 12% above ME |
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| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $488±$96Lowest 57% below ME |
— | $1,406±$202Highest 23% above ME |
$691±$303 39% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,843 39% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$2,761 9% below ME |
$1,804Lowest 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.6%±7.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
28.2%±19.1 ME: 48.4% |
20%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| Mars Hill and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 9.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.8% ME: 10.7% |
5.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
75.2% ME: 74.3% |
91.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 10 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
1974 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 14% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
23 min 8% below ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
| Work from home | 6.9%±6.6 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.2 ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±3.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #54 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 42/MSAD 42 | — | Hermon Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | Central Aroostook Jr-Sr H S | — | Hermon High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.0Lowest |
— | 14.6Highest |
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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.