Compare towns
Cornish vs Kennebunk 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 youngest population (median age 39.2).
Kennebunk has the most people working from home (32.5%).
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 | Kennebunk | Hodgdon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,024Lowest |
11,820Highest |
1,428 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +6.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
54.6±3.3Highest 22% above ME |
42.2±6.2 6% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17.7%±3 ME: 18.1% |
25.4%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Hodgdon and Kennebunk 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% |
30%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.7%±2.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.1% ME: 36.2% |
51.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,686±$2k 8% below ME |
$107,804±$8kHighest 44% above ME |
$54,519±$11kLowest 27% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $487,700±$21kHighest 64% above ME |
$159,300±$25kLowest 46% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$141 about the ME average |
$1,425±$290Highest 25% above ME |
$695±$426Lowest 39% below ME |
| Kennebunk 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 |
$4,999Highest 65% above ME |
$1,614Lowest 47% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
37.1%±10.9 ME: 48.4% |
45.3%±24.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Hodgdon and Kennebunk 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% |
7.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
80.6% ME: 74.3% |
84.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
15 minLowest 40% below ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
32.5%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±2.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #9 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 21 | RSU 70/MSAD 70 |
| High school in town | — | Kennebunk High School | Hodgdon Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.6Lowest |
13.8Highest |
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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.