Compare towns
Cornish vs Exeter vs Levant 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 most renters (20.8% rent).
Exeter has the oldest population (median age 52.6).
Levant has the highest household income ($86k).
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 | Cornish | Exeter | Levant | Hiram |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,024Lowest |
1,093 |
3,069Highest |
1,748 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -11.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.7% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
52.6±7.7Highest 17% above ME |
39.7±2.2 11% below ME |
41.6±10.2 7% below ME |
| Exeter and Hiram are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 10.5%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
9%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±3.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Hiram and Levant 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% |
23.9%±11.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
15.7%±2.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Exeter and Levant 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% |
15%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21.6% ME: 36.2% |
25%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
2.6%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Exeter and Hiram 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 |
$84,408±$12k 13% above ME |
$86,071±$22kHighest 15% above ME |
$62,813±$10kLowest 16% below ME |
| Levant and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $166,700±$39kLowest 44% below ME |
$268,500±$27kHighest 9% below ME |
$256,600±$42k 13% below ME |
| Levant 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 |
$995±$386Lowest 13% below ME |
$1,370±$120Highest 20% above ME |
$1,070±$161 6% below ME |
| Levant 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 |
$1,602Lowest 47% below ME |
$2,580Highest 15% below ME |
$2,106 31% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±73.8 ME: 48.4% |
45.7%±14 ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Hiram and Levant 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% |
9% ME: 10.7% |
12.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.4% ME: 74.3% |
83.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1991 14 yrs newer than ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1976 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 29% above ME |
35 minHighest 43% above ME |
31 minLowest 27% above ME |
31 min 28% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
10.3%±5.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.6%±3.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Exeter and Hiram 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 | — | — | #124 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | — | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | 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 History | None yet | 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.