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Ogunquit vs Hermon vs Coventry
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
Hermon has the shortest commute (23 min average).
Coventry has the most affordable homes ($198k median).
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 | Ogunquit | Hermon | Coventry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,379 |
6,727Highest |
917Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+19.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
41.1±4.7Lowest 6% above U.S. |
45.2±5.2 16% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.6%±4.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
20.2%±4.1 U.S.: 22% |
| Hermon and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.4%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.5%±3.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 63.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
37.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
21.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.8%±2.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.7%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Hermon and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $114,259±$56kHighest 42% above U.S. |
$96,629±$22k 20% above U.S. |
$59,342±$3kLowest 26% below U.S. |
| Ogunquit and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $875,700±$79kHighest 163% above U.S. |
$333,600±$32k about the U.S. average |
$197,900±$55kLowest 41% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,406±$202Highest about the U.S. average |
$755±$108Lowest 47% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,473Highest 43% above U.S. |
$2,761 11% below U.S. |
$2,375Lowest 24% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
28.2%±19.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
1.5%±27.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Hermon and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
19.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
75.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
2000Highest 20 yrs newer than U.S. |
1993 13 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the U.S. average |
23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
36 minHighest 36% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
8.8%±4.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
8.6%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #54 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | Hermon Public Schools | Coventry School District |
| High school in town | — | Hermon High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.6 |
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U.S. 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.