Compare towns
Cornish vs Oakfield 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 highest household income ($69k).
Oakfield has the oldest population (median age 57.7).
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 | Oakfield | Hodgdon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,024 |
629Lowest |
1,428Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -10.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-1.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
57.7±6.3Highest 29% above ME |
42.2±6.2 6% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
10.8%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
25.4%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
36.2%±7.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.7%±2.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
10.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
15.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.2%±2.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
| Oakfield 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±$2kHighest 8% below ME |
$46,378±$3kLowest 38% below ME |
$54,519±$11k 27% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $144,300±$46kLowest 51% below ME |
$159,300±$25kHighest 46% below ME |
| Hodgdon and Oakfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$141Highest about the ME average |
$592±$261Lowest 48% below ME |
$695±$426 39% below ME |
| Cornish and Hodgdon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,925Highest 37% below ME |
$1,272Lowest 58% below ME |
$1,614 47% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
21.6%±13.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
45.3%±24.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Hodgdon and Cornish 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% |
9.2% ME: 10.7% |
12.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2% ME: 74.3% |
69.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1973 4 yrs older than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
19 min 25% below ME |
15 minLowest 40% below ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.6%±4.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±2.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Cornish and Hodgdon 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.