Compare towns
Whiting vs Hermon vs Sebec
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
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What stands out worked out from the figures below
Whiting has the most affordable homes ($214k median).
Hermon has the most expensive homes ($334k median).
Sebec has the most people working from home (13.2%).
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.
| Measure | Whiting | Hermon | Sebec |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 506Lowest |
6,727Highest |
547 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+5.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50±5Highest 12% above ME |
41.1±4.7Lowest 8% below ME |
49.3±7.6 10% above ME |
| Whiting and Sebec are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.8%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.6%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
21.8%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Sebec and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.5%±6.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.7%±2.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Whiting and Sebec are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9% ME: 36.2% |
37.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
32%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±3.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Hermon and Sebec are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $55,263±$2kLowest 26% below ME |
$96,629±$22kHighest 29% above ME |
$74,545±$37k about the ME average |
| Hermon and Sebec are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $214,200±$52kLowest 28% below ME |
$333,600±$32kHighest 12% above ME |
$233,000±$40k 21% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $600±$333Lowest 47% below ME |
$1,406±$202Highest 23% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,728Lowest 43% below ME |
$2,761Highest 9% below ME |
$1,810 40% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
28.2%±19.1 ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Whiting and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.6% ME: 74.3% |
75.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
97.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
1991 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 10% below ME |
23 min 8% below ME |
30 minHighest 22% above ME |
| Work from home | 5.1%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.2 ME: 15.9% |
13.2%±10.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Sebec 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 | Whiting Public Schools | Hermon Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Hermon High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.6 |
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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.