In Hermon, 79% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Maine
Hermon’s town government spent $25.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $3,754 per resident.
What stands out about how Hermon is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$3,527 per resident in 2022: more than 67% of them
Hermon’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($3,527 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 45 Maine towns and townships of 2,500–9,999 that run their own schools: the median was $3,230, and the middle half spent $2,479–$4,008. Hermon spent more than 67% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($511,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Maine towns and townships of 2,500–9,999 that run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Hermon itself left out).
About $3,754 per resident a year, or $10.28 a day
Schools are part of the town’s budget, so they lead the receipt: 80% of day-to-day spending.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Hermon runs its own schools, so school spending is part of this budget. Comparisons are with Maine towns and townships of 2,500–9,999 that run their own schools.
Day-to-day spending is up 17% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Hermon reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $3,527 · 2024: $3,754. Per resident it went from $3,527 to $3,754 (up 6%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 6,104 to 6,738.
full-time in March 2025, up from 211 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $2,761 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.83% of the home’s value, vs 1.02% across Maine.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Hermon’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Hermon’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Hermon →
Who’s in charge in Hermon
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 30 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (6,738).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Hermon
Hermon’s K–12 school district. The schools are run by Hermon, so this money is part of the budget above.
Of the $14,843 per pupil, $8,469 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Maine districts overall: 52% local, 40% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
How Hermon voted in 2024
Official results for Hermon’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican61.5%2,530 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat37.0%1,522 votesOthers: 1.4% (59 votes).
Most votes in Hermon: Donald J Trump
Maine: Harris 52.4%, Trump 45.5%
of Hermon’s 5,193 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Maine: 75%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Hermon: Demi Kouzounas
Maine: Jr 52.1%, Kouzounas 34.6%
President, 2024: Hermon, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hermon | 61.5% | 37.0% | 1.4% | 4,111 |
| Maine | 45.5% | 52.4% | 2.1% | 831,375 |
Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Hermon.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Maine HouseState representatives
- 3Maine SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Maine
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Hermon compares with the towns next door
Hermon spent $3,527 per resident in 2022; the 3 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $627 to $4,134. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Hermon’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Hermon’s government
How much does Hermon spend per resident?
About $3,754 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $3,527 was more than 67% of 45 Maine towns and townships of 2,500–9,999 that run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Hermon?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,761 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.83% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.02% across Maine. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Hermon’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Hermon yet.
How did Hermon vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 61.5%, Kamala D Harris 37.0% (4,111 votes, official results). . Maine: Harris 52.4%, Trump 45.5%.
How many people work for Hermon?
224 full-time and 97 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $1.2M (about $14.3M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Hermon in the state legislature?
State Senate District 9 (Joe Baldacci) and State House District 35 (Jim Thorne). The House district also covers 1 neighboring town. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Hermon’s government
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →