Compare towns
North Windham vs Steep Falls 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%).
Steep Falls has the most affordable homes ($243k 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 | Steep Falls | Hermon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,417 |
1,861Lowest |
6,727Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
+7.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42±3 6% below ME |
44.1±6.5Highest about the ME average |
41.1±4.7Lowest 8% below ME |
| Steep Falls 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% |
22.9%±9.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
21.6%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Steep Falls and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.4%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
9.7%±5.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±4.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Hermon and North Windham 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% |
14.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
37.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±3.8Lowest 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 |
$80,280±$33kLowest 7% 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±$29kHighest 16% above ME |
$243,400±$31kLowest 18% 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 |
$1,516±$1kHighest 33% above ME |
$1,406±$202 23% above ME |
| Steep Falls and Hermon 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 |
$3,273 8% above ME |
$2,761Lowest 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.7%±14.3 ME: 48.4% |
66.4%±36.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
28.2%±19.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Steep Falls 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% |
7.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.1% ME: 74.3% |
80.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
75.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1970Lowest 7 yrs older than ME |
2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 7% above ME |
31 minHighest 25% above ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
| Work from home | 20.9%±6.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
4%±4.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.2 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.