Compare towns
Corinth vs Hampden vs Exeter
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Corinth has the most affordable homes ($136k median).
Hampden has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.2%).
Exeter has the oldest population (median age 52.6).
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 | Corinth | Hampden | Exeter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,990 |
7,896Highest |
1,093Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.8% ME: +2.6% |
+6.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-11.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.7±6 5% below ME |
41±2.9Lowest 8% below ME |
52.6±7.7Highest 17% above ME |
| Exeter and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23%±4.9 ME: 18.1% |
25.8%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
9%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Hampden and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.3%±3.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
17.2%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
23.9%±11.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Exeter and Hampden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.2% ME: 36.2% |
45.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Hampden and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,229±$5kLowest 14% below ME |
$111,959±$13kHighest 50% above ME |
$84,408±$12k 13% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $135,800±$31kLowest 54% below ME |
$301,300±$38kHighest about the ME average |
$166,700±$39k 44% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $883±$157Lowest 22% below ME |
$1,286±$317Highest 13% above ME |
$995±$386 13% below ME |
| Hampden and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,381Lowest 55% below ME |
$3,694Highest 22% above ME |
$1,602 47% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.4%±11.6 ME: 48.4% |
22.2%±15.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±73.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Exeter and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.1% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
85.7% ME: 74.3% |
93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 21% above ME |
23 minLowest 7% below ME |
35 minHighest 43% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.6%±5.8 ME: 15.9% |
21.3%±5.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.3%±5.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Hampden and Corinth 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 | #102 of 133 in ME | #6 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 64/MSAD 64 | RSU 22 | — |
| High school in town | Central High School | Hampden Academy | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.3Lowest |
14.8Highest |
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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.