Compare towns
Cornish vs Gorham vs Cornish 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).
Gorham has the most people working from home (19%).
Cornish has the most renters (20.8% rent).
Hiram has the oldest population (median age 41.6).
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 | Gorham | Cornish | Hiram |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,803 |
18,300Highest |
1,024Lowest |
1,748 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
+11.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
— | -0.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
39.4±2.9 12% below ME |
39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
41.6±10.2Highest 7% below ME |
| Hiram and Gorham 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% |
20.9%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±3.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
17.5%±2.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
15.7%±2.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Gorham 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% ME: 36.2% |
44.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
25% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
13.1%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.6%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $69,038±$4k 8% below ME |
$112,312±$6kHighest 50% above ME |
$68,686±$2k 8% below ME |
$62,813±$10kLowest 16% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,200±$84k 8% below ME |
$460,900±$26kHighest 55% above ME |
— | $256,600±$42kLowest 13% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,196±$148 5% above ME |
$1,680±$355Highest 47% above ME |
$1,135±$141 about the ME average |
$1,070±$161Lowest 6% below ME |
| Gorham 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 |
$4,825Highest 59% above ME |
$1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
$2,106 31% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
37.9%±8.6 ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9Lowest 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% ME: 10.7% |
3.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.3% ME: 10.7% |
12.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% ME: 74.3% |
81.5% ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
83.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 1 yr older than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1976 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
27 minLowest 10% above ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
31 min 28% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
19%±3.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.6%±3.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #24 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | — | Gorham Public Schools | — | RSU 55/MSAD 55 |
| High school in town | — | Gorham High School | — | Sacopee Valley High Sch |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.9Highest |
— | 9.9Lowest |
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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.