Compare towns
Cornish vs Cornish vs Limerick 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 shortest commute (31 min average).
Cornish has the most renters (20.8% rent).
Limerick has the most people working from home (15.2%).
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 | Cornish | Limerick | Hiram |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,803 |
1,024Lowest |
3,400Highest |
1,748 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
— | +10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
40.4±9.2 10% below ME |
41.6±10.2Highest 7% below ME |
| Hiram and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±3.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Hiram and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
15.7%±2.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Cornish and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21% ME: 36.2% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
27.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
2.6%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Cornish and Hiram are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $69,038±$4k 8% below ME |
$68,686±$2k 8% below ME |
$101,172±$15kHighest 35% above ME |
$62,813±$10kLowest 16% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,200±$84kHighest 8% below ME |
— | $269,400±$29k 9% below ME |
$256,600±$42kLowest 13% below ME |
| Cornish and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,196±$148 5% above ME |
$1,135±$141 about the ME average |
$1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
$1,070±$161Lowest 6% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,309 24% below ME |
$1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
$2,520Highest 17% below ME |
$2,106 31% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2 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 | 6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.3% ME: 10.7% |
6.9% ME: 10.7% |
12.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 1 yr older than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1976 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 27% above ME |
32 min 29% above ME |
38 minHighest 53% above ME |
31 min 28% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.6%±3.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Limerick and Hiram are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| 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.