What stands out worked out from the figures below

Westbrook has the most people working from home (17.8%).

Hermon has the most homeowners (75.2%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Westbrook	Hermon
People
Population	20,775Highest	6,727Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+16.6%Lowest ME: +2.6%	+19.3%Highest ME: +2.6%
Median age	37.4±1Lowest 17% below ME	41.1±4.7Highest 8% below ME
	Hermon and Westbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	18.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 18.1%	21.6%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1%
	Hermon and Westbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	18.1%±2.2Lowest ME: 22.4%	20.4%±4.7Highest ME: 22.4%
	Hermon and Westbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	41.3%Highest ME: 36.2%	37.6%Lowest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	9%±2.5Highest ME: 5.8%	4.8%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8%
	Westbrook and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$85,038±$7kLowest 14% above ME	$96,629±$22kHighest 29% above ME
	Hermon and Westbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$383,300±$19kHighest 29% above ME	$333,600±$32kLowest 12% above ME
	Westbrook and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,392±$74Lowest 22% above ME	$1,406±$202Highest 23% above ME
	Hermon and Westbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,005Highest 32% above ME	$2,761Lowest 9% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	46.1%±7.4Highest ME: 48.4%	28.2%±19.1Lowest ME: 48.4%
	Westbrook and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	8%Highest ME: 10.7%	6.8%Lowest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	61.2%Lowest ME: 74.3%	75.2%Highest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME	2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	19 minLowest 24% below ME	23 minHighest 8% below ME
Work from home	17.8%±2.8Highest ME: 15.9%	8.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#115 of 133 in ME	#54 of 133 in ME
School district	Westbrook Public Schools	Hermon Public Schools
High school in town	Westbrook High School	Hermon High School
Students per teacherat that high school	12.0Lowest	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.