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Mount Vernon vs Hermon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mount Vernon has the most people working from home (28.3%).
Hermon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+19.3%).
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 Vernon | Hermon |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,716Lowest |
6,727Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.1±6.2Highest 5% above ME |
41.1±4.7Lowest 8% below ME |
| Mount Vernon and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±5.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.6%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Hermon and Mount Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 26.5%±1.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Mount Vernon and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
37.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $74,395±$6kLowest about the ME average |
$96,629±$22kHighest 29% above ME |
| Hermon and Mount Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $264,200±$23kLowest 11% below ME |
$333,600±$32kHighest 12% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $893±$168Lowest 22% below ME |
$1,406±$202Highest 23% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,832Highest 7% below ME |
$2,761Lowest 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.9%±36.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
28.2%±19.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Hermon and Mount Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
75.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
| Work from home | 28.3%±11.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #54 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 38 | Hermon Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | Hermon High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.6 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.