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Canton vs Cornish vs Hiram
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Canton has the most people working from home (16.1%).
Cornish has the highest household income ($69k).
Hiram has the most homeowners (83.8%).
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 | Canton | Cornish | Hiram |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,191 |
1,024Lowest |
1,748Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
— | -0.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.4±7.2 8% below ME |
39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
41.6±10.2Highest 7% below ME |
| Hiram and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.4%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±3.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Hiram and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.7%±6.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
15.7%±2.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.7% ME: 36.2% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
25%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.5 ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.6%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Hiram and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $52,458±$35kLowest 30% below ME |
$68,686±$2kHighest 8% below ME |
$62,813±$10k 16% below ME |
| Cornish and Hiram are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $165,000±$50kLowest 44% below ME |
— | $256,600±$42kHighest 13% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $485±$18Lowest 57% below ME |
$1,135±$141Highest about the ME average |
$1,070±$161 6% below ME |
| Cornish and Hiram are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,277Highest 25% below ME |
$1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
$2,106 31% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.9%±33.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24.1 ME: 48.4% |
| Canton and Hiram are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.4% ME: 10.7% |
8.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.4% ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
83.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 2 yrs older than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1976Highest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 42% above ME |
32 min 29% above ME |
31 minLowest 28% above ME |
| Work from home | 16.1%±6.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.6%±3.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Canton and Hiram are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | RSU 55/MSAD 55 |
| High school in town | — | — | Sacopee Valley High Sch |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.9 |
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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.