Compare towns
Corinna vs Sumner vs Hodgdon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Corinna has the most expensive homes ($163k median).
Sumner has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.9%).
Hodgdon has the shortest commute (15 min average).
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 | Corinna | Sumner | Hodgdon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,192Highest |
845Lowest |
1,428 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1% ME: +2.6% |
+5.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.6±4.9 5% below ME |
56.1±8.4Highest 25% above ME |
42.2±6.2Lowest 6% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 21%±5 ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±6.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
25.4%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Hodgdon and Corinna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19%±3.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
29.7%±5.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.7%±2.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.4% ME: 36.2% |
15.4% ME: 36.2% |
15.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.3 ME: 5.8% |
1.4%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Hodgdon and Corinna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,547±$12k 24% below ME |
$57,750±$19kHighest 23% below ME |
$54,519±$11kLowest 27% below ME |
| Sumner and Corinna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $163,200±$25kHighest 45% below ME |
$150,000±$73kLowest 49% below ME |
$159,300±$25k 46% below ME |
| Corinna and Hodgdon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $938±$599Highest 18% below ME |
— | $695±$426Lowest 39% below ME |
| Corinna and Hodgdon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,565Lowest 48% below ME |
$2,167Highest 29% below ME |
$1,614 47% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.4%±27Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
45.3%±24.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Sumner and Hodgdon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.1% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.6% ME: 74.3% |
91.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 29% above ME |
42 minHighest 72% above ME |
15 minLowest 40% below ME |
| Work from home | 13%±6 ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±8Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±2.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Sumner and Corinna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 10 | RSU 70/MSAD 70 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Hodgdon Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 13.8 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.