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Scarborough vs Hermon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Scarborough has the most people working from home (24.6%).
Hermon has the most affordable homes ($334k 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 | Scarborough | Hermon |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 23,215Highest |
6,727Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +17%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.8±2.7Highest 9% above ME |
41.1±4.7Lowest 8% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.6%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Hermon and Scarborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 24.7%±2.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Scarborough and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 57.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
37.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Hermon and Scarborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $133,558±$21kHighest 79% above ME |
$96,629±$22kLowest 29% above ME |
| Scarborough and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $551,900±$39kHighest 86% above ME |
$333,600±$32kLowest 12% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,956±$178Highest 72% above ME |
$1,406±$202Lowest 23% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,978Highest 97% above ME |
$2,761Lowest 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.9%±13.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
28.2%±19.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Scarborough and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 4.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
75.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Lowest 11 yrs newer than ME |
2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 21% below ME |
23 minHighest 8% below ME |
| Work from home | 24.6%±4.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #35 of 133 in ME | #54 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Scarborough Public Schools | Hermon Public Schools |
| High school in town | Scarborough High School | Hermon High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.0Lowest |
14.6Highest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.