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Phillips vs Hermon vs Strong
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Phillips has the oldest population (median age 49.7).
Hermon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+19.3%).
Strong has the most people working from home (18.5%).
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 | Phillips | Hermon | Strong |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,094Lowest |
6,727Highest |
1,249 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-7.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.7±3.7Highest 11% above ME |
41.1±4.7Lowest 8% below ME |
47.5±8.9 6% above ME |
| Phillips and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
21.6%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.5%±3.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Hermon and Phillips are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.3%±2.1 ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22%±4.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Strong and Phillips are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
37.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
26.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Hermon and Phillips are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $45,385±$12kLowest 39% below ME |
$96,629±$22kHighest 29% above ME |
$47,557±$10k 36% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $190,800±$18k 36% below ME |
$333,600±$32kHighest 12% above ME |
$183,900±$29kLowest 38% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $483±$377Lowest 58% below ME |
$1,406±$202Highest 23% above ME |
$920±$276 19% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,582 15% below ME |
$2,761Highest 9% below ME |
$1,950Lowest 36% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.4%±33Highest ME: 48.4% |
28.2%±19.1 ME: 48.4% |
20.9%±52.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Phillips and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.3% ME: 74.3% |
75.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 3 yrs older than ME |
2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
1971Lowest 6 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 8% below ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
31 minHighest 26% above ME |
| Work from home | 16.8%±7 ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±9.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Strong and Phillips 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 58/MSAD 58 | Hermon Public Schools | RSU 58/MSAD 58 |
| High school in town | None in town | Hermon High School | None in town |
| 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.