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Cornish vs Freedom 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).
Freedom has the most people working from home (8.4%).
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 | Freedom | Hodgdon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,024 |
670Lowest |
1,428Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
40.1±2.7 10% below ME |
42.2±6.2Highest 6% below ME |
| Hodgdon and Freedom 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% |
22.2%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
25.4%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Hodgdon and Freedom 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% |
22.1%±2.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.7%±2.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Freedom and Hodgdon 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% |
23.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
0.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Hodgdon 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 |
$64,861±$12k 13% below ME |
$54,519±$11kLowest 27% below ME |
| Cornish and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $190,600±$69kHighest 36% below ME |
$159,300±$25kLowest 46% below ME |
| Freedom and Hodgdon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$141Highest about the ME average |
— | $695±$426Lowest 39% below ME |
| Cornish and Hodgdon 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 |
$2,328Highest 23% below ME |
$1,614Lowest 47% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
21.1%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
45.3%±24.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Hodgdon and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.5% ME: 10.7% |
12.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
32 min 29% above ME |
15 minLowest 40% below ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
8.4%±3.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±2.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Freedom and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | RSU 70/MSAD 70 |
| High school in town | — | — | Hodgdon Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 13.8 |
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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.