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Oakland vs Hermon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Oakland has the most affordable homes ($236k 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 | Oakland | Hermon |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 6,309Lowest |
6,727Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.2±6.9Lowest 10% below ME |
41.1±4.7Highest 8% below ME |
| Hermon and Oakland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 23.8%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
21.6%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Oakland and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±3.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±4.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Hermon and Oakland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
37.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±1.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Oakland and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $77,813±$16kLowest 4% above ME |
$96,629±$22kHighest 29% above ME |
| Hermon and Oakland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $236,000±$23kLowest 20% below ME |
$333,600±$32kHighest 12% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $939±$74Lowest 18% below ME |
$1,406±$202Highest 23% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,439Lowest 20% below ME |
$2,761Highest 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.7%±14.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
28.2%±19.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 8.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
75.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 8% above ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
| Work from home | 8.4%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Hermon and Oakland 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 | #23 of 133 in ME | #54 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 18 | Hermon Public Schools |
| High school in town | Messalonskee High School | Hermon High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.2Lowest |
14.6Highest |
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| Old photos in History | 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.