Compare towns
Cornish vs Hiram vs Limington
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%).
Hiram has the most kids (20.9% under 18).
Limington has the most people working from home (12.1%).
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 | Hiram | Limington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,803 |
1,748Lowest |
4,017Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+4.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
41.6±10.2 7% below ME |
50±4.5Highest 12% above ME |
| Limington 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% |
20.9%±3.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±4.8Lowest 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% |
15.7%±2.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.1%±5.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Limington 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% |
25%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.6%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±2 ME: 5.8% |
| Cornish and Limington 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 |
$62,813±$10kLowest 16% below ME |
$84,675±$11kHighest 13% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,200±$84k 8% below ME |
$256,600±$42kLowest 13% below ME |
$295,600±$33kHighest about the ME average |
| Limington and Cornish 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 |
$1,070±$161Lowest 6% below ME |
$1,185±$121 4% above ME |
| Cornish and Limington 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 |
$2,106Lowest 31% below ME |
$2,852Highest 6% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
46.2%±23.4Lowest 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% |
12.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
83.8% ME: 74.3% |
91%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 27% above ME |
31 min 28% above ME |
35 minHighest 40% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.6%±3.4 ME: 15.9% |
12.1%±6.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Limington and Hiram are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #70 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 55/MSAD 55 | RSU 06/MSAD 06 |
| High school in town | — | Sacopee Valley High Sch | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.9 |
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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.