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Casco vs Hiram
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Casco has the most people working from home (26.6%).
Hiram has the most kids (20.9% under 18).
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 | Casco | Hiram |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,696Highest |
1,748Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-0.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52±3.3Highest 16% above ME |
41.6±10.2Lowest 7% below ME |
| Casco and Hiram are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 11.3%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±3.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 26.3%±7.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.7%±2.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±2.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.6%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Casco and Hiram are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $69,313±$19kHighest 7% below ME |
$62,813±$10kLowest 16% below ME |
| Casco and Hiram are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $355,500±$58kHighest 20% above ME |
$256,600±$42kLowest 13% below ME |
| Casco and Hiram are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,395±$184Highest 22% above ME |
$1,070±$161Lowest 6% below ME |
| Casco and Hiram are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,085Highest about the ME average |
$2,106Lowest 31% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.7%±35.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Hiram and Casco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 11%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest 23% above ME |
31 minHighest 28% above ME |
| Work from home | 26.6%±10Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.6%±3.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| School district | RSU 61/MSAD 61 | RSU 55/MSAD 55 |
| High school in town | None in town | Sacopee Valley High Sch |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.9 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
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.