Compare towns
Cornish vs Mapleton vs Steep Falls 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).
Mapleton has the most people working from home (10.8%).
Steep Falls has the oldest population (median age 44.1).
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 | Mapleton | Steep Falls | Hodgdon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,024Lowest |
1,884Highest |
1,861 |
1,428 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
41.8±6 7% below ME |
44.1±6.5Highest about the ME average |
42.2±6.2 6% below ME |
| Steep Falls 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% |
22.2%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
22.9%±9.7 ME: 18.1% |
25.4%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Hodgdon and Steep Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±6.8 ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
9.7%±5.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.7%±2.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Hodgdon and Mapleton 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% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
14.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
15.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±3.8 ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Steep Falls 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 |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$80,280±$33k 7% above ME |
$54,519±$11kLowest 27% below ME |
| Mapleton and Steep Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $191,800±$23k 35% below ME |
$243,400±$31kHighest 18% below ME |
$159,300±$25kLowest 46% below ME |
| Steep Falls and Mapleton 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 |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,516±$1kHighest 33% above ME |
$695±$426 39% below ME |
| Steep Falls 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 |
$1,789 41% below ME |
$3,273Highest 8% above ME |
$1,614Lowest 47% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
66.4%±36.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
45.3%±24.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Steep Falls and Hodgdon 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% |
8.9% ME: 10.7% |
7.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.9% ME: 74.3% |
80.2% ME: 74.3% |
84.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1970 7 yrs older than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
31 min 25% above ME |
15 minLowest 40% below ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
4%±4.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±2.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Mapleton and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | — | 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.