Compare towns
Mount Desert vs Hermon vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mount Desert has the most expensive homes ($522k median).
Hermon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+19.3%).
Windham has the highest household income ($108k).
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 | Mount Desert | Hermon | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,671Lowest |
6,727 |
19,188Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.9±8.2Highest 23% above ME |
41.1±4.7Lowest 8% below ME |
41.8±1.8 7% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 14.1%±4.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.6%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Hermon and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.1%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±4.7 ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Mount Desert and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 64.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
37.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±4.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Hermon and Mount Desert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $92,813±$9kLowest 24% above ME |
$96,629±$22k 29% above ME |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
| Windham and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $522,100±$66kHighest 76% above ME |
$333,600±$32kLowest 12% above ME |
$388,900±$22k 31% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,341±$89 18% above ME |
$1,406±$202Highest 23% above ME |
$1,232±$332Lowest 8% above ME |
| Hermon and Mount Desert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,512 16% above ME |
$2,761Lowest 9% below ME |
$3,938Highest 30% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.9%±31.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
28.2%±19.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7 ME: 48.4% |
| Mount Desert and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.8% ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
75.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 27% below ME |
23 min 8% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 19.1%±9.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
| Mount Desert and Windham 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 |
| School district | Mount Desert Public Schools | Hermon Public Schools | RSU 14 |
| High school in town | None in town | Hermon High School | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.6Highest |
12.1Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.