Compare towns
Cornish vs Freeport 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).
Freeport has the most people working from home (21.2%).
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 | Freeport | Hiram |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,803 |
8,802Highest |
1,748Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
+10.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
48.8±4.3Highest 9% above ME |
41.6±10.2 7% below ME |
| Freeport and Hiram are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.4%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±3.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Hiram and Freeport 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% |
26.7%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.7%±2.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Freeport 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% |
59.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.6%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Freeport and Cornish 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 |
$107,326±$19kHighest 44% above ME |
$62,813±$10kLowest 16% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,200±$84k 8% below ME |
$508,400±$76kHighest 71% above ME |
$256,600±$42kLowest 13% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,196±$148 5% above ME |
$1,439±$123Highest 26% above ME |
$1,070±$161Lowest 6% below ME |
| Freeport and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,309 24% below ME |
$5,042Highest 66% above ME |
$2,106Lowest 31% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
62%±18.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24.1 ME: 48.4% |
| Freeport and Hiram 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% |
8.5% ME: 10.7% |
12.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% ME: 74.3% |
77.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
83.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
24 minLowest 4% below ME |
31 minHighest 28% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
21.2%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.6%±3.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #4 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 05 | RSU 55/MSAD 55 |
| High school in town | — | Freeport High School | Sacopee Valley High Sch |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.2Highest |
9.9Lowest |
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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.