Compare towns
Wells vs Windham vs Hermon vs Eliot
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 homeowners (90.1%).
Windham has the most people working from home (19%).
Hermon has the most affordable homes ($334k median).
Eliot has the most expensive homes ($499k 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 | Wells | Windham | Hermon | Eliot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 11,713 |
19,188Highest |
6,727Lowest |
7,146 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +18% ME: +2.6% |
+8.4% ME: +2.6% |
+19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+8.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 53.6±3.8Highest 20% above ME |
41.8±1.8 7% below ME |
41.1±4.7Lowest 8% below ME |
50.8±5.9 13% above ME |
| Wells and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 18%±3.4 ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7 ME: 18.1% |
21.6%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.3%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Hermon and Windham 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% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±4.7 ME: 22.4% |
27.8%±6.2 ME: 22.4% |
| Wells and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.3% ME: 36.2% |
44.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
37.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
43.6% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.4Lowest 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±$11kLowest 18% above ME |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
$96,629±$22k 29% above ME |
$101,522±$10k 36% above ME |
| Windham and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $485,300±$23k 64% above ME |
$388,900±$22k 31% above ME |
$333,600±$32kLowest 12% above ME |
$498,900±$62kHighest 68% above ME |
| Eliot and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,350±$297 19% above ME |
$1,232±$332Lowest 8% above ME |
$1,406±$202 23% above ME |
$1,948±$471Highest 71% above ME |
| Eliot and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,215 6% above ME |
$3,938 30% above ME |
$2,761Lowest 9% below ME |
$4,549Highest 50% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±19.6 ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7 ME: 48.4% |
28.2%±19.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
55.1%±20.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Eliot and Wells 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% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.6% ME: 74.3% |
75.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989 12 yrs newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 12% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
23 min 8% below ME |
23 minLowest 9% below ME |
| Work from home | 17.8%±4.2 ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.4%±4.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Windham and Wells 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 | #95 of 133 in ME | #54 of 133 in ME | #19 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Wells-Ogunquit CSD | RSU 14 | Hermon Public Schools | RSU 35/MSAD 35 |
| High school in town | Wells High School | Windham High School | Hermon High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4Lowest |
12.1 |
14.6Highest |
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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.