Compare towns
Wells vs Sidney vs Hermon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wells has the most expensive homes ($485k median).
Sidney has the most kids (23.1% under 18).
Hermon has the most renters (24.8% rent).
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 | Wells | Sidney | Hermon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,713Highest |
4,790Lowest |
6,727 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +18% ME: +2.6% |
+10.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 53.6±3.8Highest 20% above ME |
43±5.5 4% below ME |
41.1±4.7Lowest 8% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 18%±3.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.1%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
21.6%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Sidney and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.4%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±4.7 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
33.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
37.6% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Hermon and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,024±$11k 18% above ME |
$83,488±$10kLowest 12% above ME |
$96,629±$22kHighest 29% above ME |
| Hermon and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $485,300±$23kHighest 64% above ME |
$336,200±$34k 13% above ME |
$333,600±$32kLowest 12% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,350±$297 19% above ME |
$1,340±$304Lowest 18% above ME |
$1,406±$202Highest 23% above ME |
| Hermon and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,215Highest 6% above ME |
$2,474Lowest 19% below ME |
$2,761 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±19.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.4%±17.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
28.2%±19.1 ME: 48.4% |
| Wells and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89.4% ME: 74.3% |
75.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Lowest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1996 19 yrs newer than ME |
2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 12% above ME |
25 min about the ME average |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
| Work from home | 17.8%±4.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
14.3%±5.9 ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Wells and Sidney 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 | #22 of 133 in ME | #15 of 133 in ME | #54 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Wells-Ogunquit CSD | RSU 18 | Hermon Public Schools |
| High school in town | Wells High School | None in town | Hermon High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4Lowest |
— | 14.6Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.