Compare towns
Cornish vs North Berwick vs Ogunquit vs Hiram
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).
North Berwick has the most renters (27.2% rent).
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
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 | North Berwick | Ogunquit | Hiram |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,024Lowest |
1,702 |
1,379 |
1,748Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +6.6% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
40.1±8.2 10% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
41.6±10.2 7% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 10.5%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
21.6%±6.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
| North Berwick and Hiram 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% |
17.9%±7.5 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.7%±2.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
23.3% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
6.2%±4.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
2.6%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
| North Berwick and Ogunquit 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 |
$98,317±$69k 32% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$62,813±$10kLowest 16% below ME |
| Ogunquit and North Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $346,900±$86k 17% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$256,600±$42kLowest 13% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$141Highest about the ME average |
$1,088±$247 4% below ME |
— | $1,070±$161Lowest 6% below ME |
| Cornish and North Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
$3,164 4% above ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$2,106 31% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
64.8%±35.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24.1 ME: 48.4% |
| North Berwick and Hiram 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% |
4.2% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2% ME: 74.3% |
72.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958 19 yrs older than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1976 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 29% above ME |
36 minHighest 46% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
31 min 28% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.6%±7.5 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.6%±3.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #82 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | — | — | — | RSU 55/MSAD 55 |
| High school in town | — | — | — | Sacopee Valley High Sch |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | — | 9.9 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.