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Salisbury vs Hermon vs Bridport
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Salisbury has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Hermon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+19.3%).
Bridport has the most people working from home (12.7%).
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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 | Salisbury | Hermon | Bridport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,200Lowest |
6,727Highest |
1,235 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+19.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 50.6±6.5Highest 30% above U.S. |
41.1±4.7Lowest 6% above U.S. |
49.5±7.3 27% above U.S. |
| Salisbury and Bridport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.6%±4.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.6%±5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Hermon and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.4%±2.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.4%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.3%±3.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
37.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
34.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.8%±2.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.9%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Hermon and Bridport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $99,688±$21kHighest 23% above U.S. |
$96,629±$22k 20% above U.S. |
$83,214±$18kLowest 3% above U.S. |
| Salisbury and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $306,900±$51kLowest 8% below U.S. |
$333,600±$32k about the U.S. average |
$367,200±$35kHighest 10% above U.S. |
| Bridport and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,443±$984Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,406±$202 about the U.S. average |
$1,184±$103Lowest 16% below U.S. |
| Salisbury and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,842 55% above U.S. |
$2,761Lowest 11% below U.S. |
$5,519Highest 77% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.9%±22.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
28.2%±19.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
43.8%±51.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Bridport and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
6.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
75.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 13 yrs older than U.S. |
2000Highest 20 yrs newer than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 29% below U.S. |
23 min 14% below U.S. |
27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 6%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
8.8%±4.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
12.7%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Bridport and Hermon 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 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Hermon Public Schools | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| 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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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.