Compare towns
Cornish vs Solon 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).
Solon has the oldest population (median age 45.9).
Hiram has the most kids (20.9% 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 | Solon | Hiram |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,024 |
963Lowest |
1,748Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -7.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-0.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
45.9±5.4Highest about the ME average |
41.6±10.2 7% below ME |
| Solon and Hiram 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% |
17.2%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±3.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Hiram and Solon 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% |
23.9%±3.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.7%±2.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
25%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
1.3%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.6%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Hiram and Cornish 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 |
$69,205±$20kHighest 7% below ME |
$62,813±$10kLowest 16% below ME |
| Solon and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $183,600±$12kLowest 38% below ME |
$256,600±$42kHighest 13% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$141Highest about the ME average |
$915±$100Lowest 20% below ME |
$1,070±$161 6% below ME |
| Cornish and Hiram 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 |
$1,854Lowest 39% below ME |
$2,106Highest 31% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
14.6%±48.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Hiram 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% |
10.7% ME: 10.7% |
12.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 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 |
52 minHighest 113% above ME |
31 minLowest 28% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
9.1%±4.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.6%±3.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Solon and Hiram are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 74/MSAD 74 | RSU 55/MSAD 55 |
| High school in town | — | None 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 |
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.