Compare towns
Cornish vs Harrison vs Whitefield
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%).
Harrison has the most people working from home (22.3%).
Whitefield has the highest household income ($74k).
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 | Harrison | Whitefield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,803Lowest |
2,513Highest |
2,157 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-10.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+4.7% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
56±3.6Highest 25% above ME |
51.9±5.2 16% above ME |
| Harrison and Whitefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±3.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
9.1%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17.6%±4.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Cornish and Whitefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
29.8%±7.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
29.1%±4.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Harrison and Whitefield 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% |
30.9% ME: 36.2% |
32.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Whitefield 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 |
$56,938±$6kLowest 24% below ME |
$73,875±$10kHighest about the ME average |
| Whitefield 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 |
$249,300±$70k 16% below ME |
$242,300±$24kLowest 18% below ME |
| Cornish and Harrison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,196±$148Highest 5% above ME |
$885±$193Lowest 22% below ME |
$895±$126 21% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,309Lowest 24% below ME |
$2,731Highest 10% below ME |
$2,366 22% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
27.5%±24.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±22.1 ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Whitefield 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% |
19.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.1% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.1% ME: 74.3% |
91.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 27% above ME |
31 min 24% above ME |
30 minLowest 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.3%±9.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
13.5%±6.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Harrison and Whitefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 17/MSAD 17 | RSU 12 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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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.