Compare towns
Cornish vs Waldo 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 most renters (20.8% rent).
Waldo has the most people working from home (15.6%).
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 | Waldo | Hodgdon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,024 |
926Lowest |
1,428Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +4.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
37.5±9.6Lowest 16% below ME |
42.2±6.2Highest 6% below ME |
| Hodgdon and Cornish 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% |
20.2%±4.5 ME: 18.1% |
25.4%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Hodgdon and Waldo 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% |
12.2%±1.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.7%±2.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Hodgdon and Cornish 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% |
36.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Hodgdon 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 |
$71,458±$21kHighest 4% below ME |
$54,519±$11kLowest 27% below ME |
| Waldo and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $208,000±$41kHighest 30% below ME |
$159,300±$25kLowest 46% below ME |
| Waldo and Hodgdon 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 |
$1,150±$691Highest about the ME average |
$695±$426Lowest 39% below ME |
| Waldo and Cornish 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 |
$1,623 47% below ME |
$1,614Lowest 47% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
74.1%±36.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
45.3%±24.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Waldo and Hodgdon 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% |
10.4% ME: 10.7% |
12.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.6% ME: 74.3% |
84.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
20 min 20% below ME |
15 minLowest 40% below ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
15.6%±4.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±2.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Waldo-Region 7 | 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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| 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.