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North Windham vs Baldwin vs Hermon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
North Windham has the most people working from home (20.9%).
Baldwin has the most affordable homes ($263k median).
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 | North Windham | Baldwin | Hermon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,417 |
1,170Lowest |
6,727Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
-0.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42±3 6% below ME |
50.6±4.6Highest 13% above ME |
41.1±4.7Lowest 8% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±4.1 ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.6%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Hermon and North Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.4%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±4.7 ME: 22.4% |
| Baldwin and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37% ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
37.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,522±$8k 18% above ME |
$68,045±$8kLowest 9% below ME |
$96,629±$22kHighest 29% above ME |
| Hermon and North Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $342,800±$29kHighest 16% above ME |
$263,200±$38kLowest 11% below ME |
$333,600±$32k 12% above ME |
| North Windham and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,248±$604Lowest 10% above ME |
— | $1,406±$202Highest 23% above ME |
| Hermon and North Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,546Highest 17% above ME |
$2,540Lowest 16% below ME |
$2,761 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.7%±14.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
28.2%±19.1 ME: 48.4% |
| North Windham and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
6.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.1% ME: 74.3% |
89%Highest ME: 74.3% |
75.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 7% above ME |
32 minHighest 32% above ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
| Work from home | 20.9%±6.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8Lowest 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 | — | — | 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.