Compare towns
Cornish vs Limerick vs Baldwin 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 renters (20.8% rent).
Limerick has the most people working from home (15.2%).
Baldwin has the oldest population (median age 50.6).
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 | Limerick | Baldwin | Hodgdon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,024Lowest |
3,400Highest |
1,170 |
1,428 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.3% ME: +2.6% |
-1.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
40.4±9.2 10% below ME |
50.6±4.6Highest 13% above ME |
42.2±6.2 6% below ME |
| Baldwin and Hodgdon 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% |
18.7%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±3 ME: 18.1% |
25.4%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Hodgdon and Limerick 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% |
17.1%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.7%±2.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.1% ME: 36.2% |
27.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.7% ME: 36.2% |
15.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin 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 |
$101,172±$15kHighest 35% above ME |
$68,045±$8k 9% below ME |
$54,519±$11kLowest 27% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $269,400±$29kHighest 9% below ME |
$263,200±$38k 11% below ME |
$159,300±$25kLowest 46% below ME |
| Limerick and Baldwin 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 |
$1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
— | $695±$426Lowest 39% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,925 37% below ME |
$2,520 17% below ME |
$2,540Highest 16% below ME |
$1,614Lowest 47% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
45.3%±24.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Hodgdon and Limerick 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% |
6.9% ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89% ME: 74.3% |
84.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 29% above ME |
38 minHighest 53% above ME |
32 min 32% above ME |
15 minLowest 40% below ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8 ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±2.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Limerick and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | — | — | RSU 70/MSAD 70 |
| High school in town | — | — | — | Hodgdon Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | — | 13.8 |
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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.