Compare towns
Cornish vs Hodgdon vs Unity vs Cornish
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 highest household income ($69k).
Hodgdon has the most kids (25.4% under 18).
Unity has the most people working from home (15.8%).
Cornish has the oldest housing (typical home built 1958).
Unity is a college town. 30% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Hodgdon | Unity | Cornish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,803 |
1,428 |
1,858Highest |
1,024Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
-1.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 39±8.5 13% below ME |
42.2±6.2Highest 6% below ME |
27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
| Hodgdon and Cornish 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% |
25.4%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
14%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Hodgdon 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% |
20.7%±2.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
11.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Hodgdon 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% |
15.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $69,038±$4kHighest 8% below ME |
$54,519±$11kLowest 27% below ME |
$62,857±$6k 16% below ME |
$68,686±$2k 8% below ME |
| Cornish 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 |
$159,300±$25kLowest 46% below ME |
$206,900±$28k 30% below ME |
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| Cornish and Unity 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 |
$695±$426Lowest 39% below ME |
$873±$73 23% below ME |
$1,135±$141 about the ME average |
| Cornish 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 |
$1,614Lowest 47% below ME |
$2,510Highest 17% below ME |
$1,925 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
45.3%±24.9 ME: 48.4% |
44.8%±13 ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Hodgdon 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% |
12.1% ME: 10.7% |
17.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% ME: 74.3% |
84.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 1 yr older than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
15 minLowest 40% below ME |
21 min 14% below ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±2.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Unity and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | RSU 70/MSAD 70 | RSU 03/MSAD 03 · Ecology Learning Center | — |
| High school in town | — | Hodgdon Middle/High School | Ecology Learning Ctr | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.8Highest |
12.4Lowest |
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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.