Compare towns
North Windham vs Cushing 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%).
Cushing has the most expensive homes ($410k 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 | Cushing | Hermon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,417 |
1,460Lowest |
6,727Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
-2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42±3 6% below ME |
48.8±7.7Highest 9% above ME |
41.1±4.7Lowest 8% below ME |
| Cushing and North Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±4.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17.1%±4 ME: 18.1% |
21.6%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Hermon and Cushing 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% |
20.5%±0.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±4.7 ME: 22.4% |
| Cushing 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%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
38.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
37.6% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Hermon and North Windham 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 |
$83,500±$19kLowest 12% above 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±$29k 16% above ME |
$409,800±$44kHighest 38% above ME |
$333,600±$32kLowest 12% above ME |
| Cushing and North Windham 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 |
$1,553±$376Highest 36% above ME |
$1,406±$202 23% above ME |
| Cushing and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,546 17% above ME |
$3,944Highest 30% above ME |
$2,761Lowest 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.7%±14.3 ME: 48.4% |
33.7%±19.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
28.2%±19.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Cushing and North Windham 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% |
7.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.1% ME: 74.3% |
84.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
75.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1990 13 yrs newer than ME |
2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 7% above ME |
23 min 5% below ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
| Work from home | 20.9%±6.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±6.3 ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| North Windham and Cushing 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 |
| School district | — | RSU 13 | Hermon Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Hermon High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 14.6 |
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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.