Compare towns
Cornish vs Hampden 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).
Hampden has the most people working from home (21.3%).
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 | Hampden | Hiram |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,024Lowest |
7,896Highest |
1,748 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +6.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
41±2.9 8% below ME |
41.6±10.2Highest 7% below ME |
| Hiram and Hampden 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% |
25.8%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
| Hampden 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% |
17.2%±3.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.7%±2.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Hampden 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% |
45.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.6%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Hampden 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 |
$111,959±$13kHighest 50% above ME |
$62,813±$10kLowest 16% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $301,300±$38kHighest about the ME average |
$256,600±$42kLowest 13% below ME |
| Hampden 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 |
$1,286±$317Highest 13% above ME |
$1,070±$161Lowest 6% below ME |
| Hampden 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 |
$3,694Highest 22% above ME |
$2,106 31% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
22.2%±15.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Hiram 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% |
7.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
85.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1976 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
23 minLowest 7% below ME |
31 min 28% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
21.3%±5.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.6%±3.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #6 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 22 | RSU 55/MSAD 55 |
| High school in town | — | Hampden Academy | Sacopee Valley High Sch |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.8Highest |
9.9Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | 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.