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Cornish vs Harmony vs Cornish 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 oldest housing (typical home built 1958).
Harmony has the most people working from home (14.8%).
Cornish has the highest household income ($69k).
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 | Harmony | Cornish | Hodgdon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,024 |
974Lowest |
1,803Highest |
1,428 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -12.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
52.9±2.5Highest 18% above ME |
39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
42.2±6.2 6% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±5.2 ME: 18.1% |
18.2%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
25.4%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Hodgdon and Cornish 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% |
22.9%±2.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
20.7%±2.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Harmony 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% |
21.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21% ME: 36.2% |
15.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.9%±1.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
| Harmony 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 |
$54,063±$13kLowest 28% below ME |
$69,038±$4kHighest 8% below ME |
$54,519±$11k 27% below ME |
| Cornish and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $202,700±$58k 32% below ME |
$274,200±$84kHighest 8% below ME |
$159,300±$25kLowest 46% below ME |
| Cornish and Harmony 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±$148Highest 5% above ME |
$695±$426Lowest 39% below ME |
| Cornish 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 |
$1,449Lowest 52% below ME |
$2,309Highest 24% below ME |
$1,614 47% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
43.5%±100 ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
45.3%±24.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Hodgdon 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% |
15.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.1% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2% ME: 74.3% |
67.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.1% ME: 74.3% |
84.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1973 4 yrs older than ME |
1976 1 yr older than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 29% above ME |
32 minHighest 30% above ME |
31 min 27% above ME |
15 minLowest 40% below ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
14.8%±8.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±2.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Harmony and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | Harmony Public Schools | — | RSU 70/MSAD 70 |
| High school in town | — | None 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.