Compare towns
Cornish vs Levant vs Limestone 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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
Levant has the highest household income ($86k).
Limestone has the most people working from home (14.5%).
Hiram has the most homeowners (83.8%).
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 | Levant | Limestone | Hiram |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,803 |
3,069Highest |
1,579Lowest |
1,748 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.1% ME: +2.6% |
-34.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-0.7% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
39.7±2.2 11% below ME |
45.3±4.9Highest about the ME average |
41.6±10.2 7% below ME |
| Limestone 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% |
19.8%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±3.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Hiram and Limestone 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% |
18.1%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
21.7%±3.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.7%±2.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Limestone and Levant 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% |
21.6% ME: 36.2% |
20.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
25%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
9.5%±4.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.6%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $69,038±$4k 8% below ME |
$86,071±$22kHighest 15% above ME |
$49,938±$8kLowest 33% below ME |
$62,813±$10k 16% below ME |
| Levant 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 |
$268,500±$27k 9% below ME |
$98,400±$18kLowest 67% below ME |
$256,600±$42k 13% below ME |
| Cornish and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,196±$148 5% above ME |
$1,370±$120Highest 20% above ME |
$754±$233Lowest 34% below ME |
$1,070±$161 6% below ME |
| Levant 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 |
$2,580Highest 15% below ME |
$1,332Lowest 56% below ME |
$2,106 31% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
45.7%±14 ME: 48.4% |
32%±12.4Lowest 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%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9% ME: 10.7% |
16.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
12.6% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% ME: 74.3% |
81.4% ME: 74.3% |
61.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
83.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 1 yr older than ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
1976 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
31 min 27% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
31 minHighest 28% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±5.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.6%±3.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Limestone 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 | — | #124 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | — | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics · Limestone Public Schools | RSU 55/MSAD 55 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics | Sacopee Valley High Sch |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 8.6Lowest |
9.9Highest |
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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.