Compare towns
Cornish vs Brownfield vs Hiram
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cornish has the highest household income ($69k).
Brownfield has the most kids (26.7% under 18).
Hiram has the oldest population (median age 41.6).
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 | Cornish | Brownfield | Hiram |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,024Lowest |
1,830Highest |
1,748 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
39.9±6.8 11% below ME |
41.6±10.2Highest 7% below ME |
| Hiram and Brownfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
26.7%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
| Brownfield and Hiram are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±1.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.7%±2.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Brownfield and Hiram are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
25.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
0.7%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.6%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Hiram and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,686±$2kHighest 8% below ME |
$60,889±$5kLowest 19% 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 | — | $287,500±$36kHighest 3% below ME |
$256,600±$42kLowest 13% below ME |
| Brownfield and Hiram are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$141 about the ME average |
$1,617±$554Highest 42% above ME |
$1,070±$161Lowest 6% below ME |
| Brownfield and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
$2,976Highest about the ME average |
$2,106 31% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
61.8%±43.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24.1 ME: 48.4% |
| Brownfield and Hiram are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.3% ME: 10.7% |
8.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1976 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 29% above ME |
44 minHighest 80% above ME |
31 minLowest 28% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
9.5%±4.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.6%±3.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Brownfield and Hiram are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 72/MSAD 72 | RSU 55/MSAD 55 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Sacopee Valley High Sch |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.9 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.