Compare towns
Cornish vs Harmony vs Randolph
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 youngest population (median age 39.2).
Harmony has the most people working from home (14.8%).
Randolph has the shortest commute (23 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 | Randolph |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,024 |
974Lowest |
1,610Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -12.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-1.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
52.9±2.5Highest 18% above ME |
49.6±3.4 11% above ME |
| Harmony and Randolph 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% |
16.4%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
12.7%±4.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Harmony and Randolph 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%±2.5 ME: 22.4% |
27.8%±2.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Randolph and Harmony 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% |
21.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.9%±1.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.9%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,686±$2kHighest 8% below ME |
$54,063±$13kLowest 28% below ME |
$66,574±$16k 11% below ME |
| Cornish and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $202,700±$58kHighest 32% below ME |
$174,300±$21kLowest 41% below ME |
| Harmony and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$141Lowest about the ME average |
— | $1,186±$207Highest 4% above ME |
| Randolph 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 |
$2,160Highest 29% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
43.5%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
11.3%±8.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Harmony 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% |
15.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
15.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
67.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
77.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1973Highest 4 yrs older than ME |
1959 18 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 29% above ME |
32 minHighest 30% above ME |
23 minLowest 7% below ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
14.8%±8.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.3%±3.6Lowest 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 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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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.