Compare towns
Cornish vs Jay 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 most people working from home (7.4%).
Jay has the highest household income ($70k).
Hodgdon has the most kids (25.4% under 18).
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 | Jay | Hodgdon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,024Lowest |
4,657Highest |
1,428 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -4.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-1.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
39.5±5.1 12% below ME |
42.2±6.2Highest 6% below ME |
| Hodgdon and Jay 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% |
17.5%±5.4 ME: 18.1% |
25.4%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Hodgdon and Jay 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% |
19.3%±4.7 ME: 22.4% |
20.7%±2.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Hodgdon and Jay 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% |
29.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
| Jay and Hodgdon 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 |
$70,238±$19kHighest 6% below ME |
$54,519±$11kLowest 27% below ME |
| Jay and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $168,600±$27kHighest 43% below ME |
$159,300±$25kLowest 46% below ME |
| Jay and Hodgdon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$141Highest about the ME average |
$759±$141 33% below ME |
$695±$426Lowest 39% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,925 37% below ME |
$2,245Highest 26% below ME |
$1,614Lowest 47% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
27.2%±28.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
45.3%±24.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Hodgdon 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% |
9.8% ME: 10.7% |
12.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.7% ME: 74.3% |
84.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
21 min 13% below ME |
15 minLowest 40% below ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±5.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±2.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Cornish and Hodgdon 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 | — | #86 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 73 | RSU 70/MSAD 70 |
| High school in town | — | Spruce Mountain High School | Hodgdon Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.7Lowest |
13.8Highest |
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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.