Compare towns
Cornish vs Cornish vs Gray vs Hodgdon
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 most renters (20.8% rent).
Cornish has the youngest population (median age 39).
Gray has the most people working from home (12.3%).
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 | Cornish | Cornish | Gray | Hodgdon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,024Lowest |
1,803 |
8,429Highest |
1,428 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5% ME: +2.6% |
-1.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
43.4±4.5Highest 3% below ME |
42.2±6.2 6% below ME |
| Gray and Hodgdon 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% |
18.2%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
25.4%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Hodgdon and Gray 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% |
17.4%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
20.7%±2.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Hodgdon and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.1% ME: 36.2% |
21% ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
| Gray 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±$2k 8% below ME |
$69,038±$4k 8% below ME |
$95,236±$8kHighest 27% above ME |
$54,519±$11kLowest 27% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $274,200±$84k 8% below ME |
$363,700±$20kHighest 23% above ME |
$159,300±$25kLowest 46% below ME |
| Gray and Cornish 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 |
$1,196±$148 5% above ME |
$1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
$695±$426Lowest 39% below ME |
| Gray and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,925 37% below ME |
$2,309 24% below ME |
$3,683Highest 21% above ME |
$1,614Lowest 47% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
45.3%±24.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Cornish 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% |
6.3% ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.1% ME: 74.3% |
82.4% ME: 74.3% |
84.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1976 1 yr older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
31 min 27% above ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
15 minLowest 40% below ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±2.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Gray and Cornish 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 | — | — | #10 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | — | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 70/MSAD 70 |
| High school in town | — | — | Gray-New Gloucester High School | Hodgdon Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.5Lowest |
13.8Highest |
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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.