Compare towns
Cornish vs Hiram vs Sebago
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).
Hiram has the most kids (20.9% under 18).
Sebago has the most people working from home (17.7%).
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 | Hiram | Sebago |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,024Lowest |
1,748 |
2,073Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -0.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+11.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
41.6±10.2Highest 7% below ME |
40.7±3.9 9% below ME |
| Hiram and Sebago 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% |
20.9%±3.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
| Hiram and Sebago 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% |
15.7%±2.4 ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±2.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Sebago 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% |
25%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.6%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Sebago 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 |
$62,813±$10kLowest 16% below ME |
$78,438±$15kHighest 5% above ME |
| Sebago and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $256,600±$42kLowest 13% below ME |
$298,000±$46kHighest about the ME average |
| Sebago 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 |
$1,070±$161Lowest 6% below ME |
$1,533±$292Highest 35% above ME |
| Sebago 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 |
$2,106 31% below ME |
$2,543Highest 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
53.3%±30.3 ME: 48.4% |
| Hiram and Sebago 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% |
12.6% ME: 10.7% |
13.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
83.8% ME: 74.3% |
88.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1976Highest 1 yr older than ME |
1975 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 29% above ME |
31 minLowest 28% above ME |
37 minHighest 52% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.6%±3.4 ME: 15.9% |
17.7%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Sebago and Hiram are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 55/MSAD 55 | Sebago Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | Sacopee Valley High Sch | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.9 |
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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.