Compare towns
Cornish vs Lyman 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).
Lyman has the most people working from home (18.9%).
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 | Lyman | Hodgdon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,024Lowest |
4,612Highest |
1,428 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +4.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
53.8±2Highest 20% above ME |
42.2±6.2 6% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
15.2%±4 ME: 18.1% |
25.4%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.1%±6.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.7%±2.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Lyman and Hodgdon 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% |
25.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±1.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
| Lyman 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 |
$87,284±$14kHighest 17% above ME |
$54,519±$11kLowest 27% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $360,400±$44kHighest 22% above ME |
$159,300±$25kLowest 46% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$141Highest about the ME average |
$1,063±$522 7% below ME |
$695±$426Lowest 39% below ME |
| Cornish and Lyman 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 |
$2,717Highest 11% below ME |
$1,614Lowest 47% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
37.7%±44.7 ME: 48.4% |
45.3%±24.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Hodgdon and Lyman 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% ME: 10.7% |
12.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
95%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 29% above ME |
33 minHighest 35% above ME |
15 minLowest 40% below ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
18.9%±6.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±2.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #40 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 57/MSAD 57 | RSU 70/MSAD 70 |
| High school in town | — | None 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.