Compare towns
Cornish vs Hermon vs Baldwin vs Canton
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).
Hermon has the highest household income ($97k).
Baldwin has the oldest population (median age 50.6).
Canton has the most people working from home (16.1%).
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 | Hermon | Baldwin | Canton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,024Lowest |
6,727Highest |
1,170 |
1,191 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+13.6% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
41.1±4.7 8% below ME |
50.6±4.6Highest 13% above ME |
41.4±7.2 8% below ME |
| Baldwin and Canton 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% |
21.6%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±3 ME: 18.1% |
20.4%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Hermon and Canton 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% |
20.4%±4.7 ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±6.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
37.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.7% ME: 36.2% |
23.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.5 ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin and Hermon 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 |
$96,629±$22kHighest 29% above ME |
$68,045±$8k 9% below ME |
$52,458±$35kLowest 30% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $333,600±$32kHighest 12% above ME |
$263,200±$38k 11% below ME |
$165,000±$50kLowest 44% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$141 about the ME average |
$1,406±$202Highest 23% above ME |
— | $485±$18Lowest 57% below ME |
| Hermon 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 |
$2,761Highest 9% below ME |
$2,540 16% below ME |
$2,277 25% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
28.2%±19.1 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
88.9%±33.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 8.3% ME: 10.7% |
6.8% ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2% ME: 74.3% |
75.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1975 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 29% above ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
32 min 32% above ME |
35 minHighest 42% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.2 ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8 ME: 15.9% |
16.1%±6.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Canton and Hermon 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 | — | #54 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | — | Hermon Public Schools | — | — |
| High school in town | — | Hermon High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.6 |
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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.