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Minot vs Hermon vs Auburn
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Minot has the most people working from home (16.8%).
Hermon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+19.3%).
Auburn has the most renters (40.9% 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 | Minot | Hermon | Auburn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,794Lowest |
6,727 |
24,602Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.1% ME: +2.6% |
+19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+4.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49±6.1Highest 9% above ME |
41.1±4.7Lowest 8% below ME |
41.4±2.7 8% below ME |
| Minot and Auburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±4.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.6%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
21.4%±2.3 ME: 18.1% |
| Hermon and Auburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.3%±4.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±4.7 ME: 22.4% |
19.8%±2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Minot and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
37.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
27.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.6%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Auburn and Minot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,655±$17k 28% above ME |
$96,629±$22kHighest 29% above ME |
$66,647±$5kLowest 11% below ME |
| Hermon and Minot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $294,900±$26k about the ME average |
$333,600±$32kHighest 12% above ME |
$282,000±$12kLowest 5% below ME |
| Hermon and Minot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $878±$801Lowest 23% below ME |
$1,406±$202Highest 23% above ME |
$1,041±$74 9% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,602Lowest 14% below ME |
$2,761 9% below ME |
$3,687Highest 21% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 35.7%±40.7 ME: 48.4% |
28.2%±19.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
53.4%±7.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Auburn and Minot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.8% ME: 10.7% |
13.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96%Highest ME: 74.3% |
75.2% ME: 74.3% |
59.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1994 17 yrs newer than ME |
2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
1954Lowest 23 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest about the ME average |
23 min 8% below ME |
22 minLowest 12% below ME |
| Work from home | 16.8%±5.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.5%±2.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Minot and Auburn 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 | #78 of 133 in ME | #54 of 133 in ME | #110 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 16 | Hermon Public Schools | Auburn Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | Hermon High School | Edward Little High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.6Highest |
13.1Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.