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Ogunquit vs Windsor vs Hermon
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%).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($170k median).
Hermon has the youngest population (median age 41.1).
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 | Windsor | Hermon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,379Lowest |
2,060 |
6,727Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+19.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
44.6±12.3 15% above U.S. |
41.1±4.7Lowest 6% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.1%±8.8 U.S.: 22% |
21.6%±4.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Hermon and Windsor 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% |
29.2%±8 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.4%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Ogunquit and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 63.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
40% U.S.: 35.7% |
37.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.2%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.8%±2.1Highest 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. |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below U.S. |
$96,629±$22k 20% above 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. |
$170,300±$22kLowest 49% below U.S. |
$333,600±$32k about the U.S. average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,002±$107Lowest 29% below U.S. |
$1,406±$202Highest about the U.S. average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,473 43% above U.S. |
$4,878Highest 56% above U.S. |
$2,761Lowest 11% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.4%±20Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
28.2%±19.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windsor and Hermon 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% |
7.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
51.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
75.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
2000Highest 20 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
22 minLowest 16% below U.S. |
23 min 14% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
8.8%±4.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #61 of 70 in VT | #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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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.