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Cornish vs Cornville 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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
Cornville has the most affordable homes ($167k median).
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 | Cornville | Hiram |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,803Highest |
1,419Lowest |
1,748 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.2% ME: +2.6% |
-0.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
50.1±7.4Highest 12% above ME |
41.6±10.2 7% below ME |
| Cornville and Hiram 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% |
17.3%±5.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±3.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Hiram and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
18.8%±3.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.7%±2.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Cornville and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
29.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.6%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.6%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cornish and Cornville 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 |
$79,926±$18kHighest 7% above ME |
$62,813±$10kLowest 16% below ME |
| Cornville and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,200±$84kHighest 8% below ME |
$167,400±$14kLowest 44% below ME |
$256,600±$42k 13% below ME |
| Cornish and Hiram 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 |
$1,366±$181Highest 20% above ME |
$1,070±$161Lowest 6% below ME |
| Cornville and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,309Highest 24% below ME |
$1,808Lowest 40% below ME |
$2,106 31% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
15.2%±31.8Lowest 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 | 6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.2% ME: 10.7% |
12.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
28 minLowest 15% above ME |
31 minHighest 28% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
5.9%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.6%±3.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Hiram and Cornish 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 |
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.