Compare towns
Cornish vs Lubec vs Unity 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 highest household income ($69k).
Lubec has the most people working from home (26.3%).
Unity has the youngest population (median age 27.5).
Hiram has the most kids (20.9% under 18).
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 | Lubec | Unity | Hiram |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,803 |
1,346Lowest |
1,858Highest |
1,748 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
-9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.7% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±8.5 13% below ME |
59.3±4.5Highest 32% above ME |
27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
41.6±10.2 7% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
14.4%±4.2 ME: 18.1% |
14%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±3.9Highest 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% |
41.2%±3.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
11.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
15.7%±2.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
32.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.1% ME: 36.2% |
25% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
6.2%±4.6 ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.6%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $69,038±$4kHighest 8% below ME |
$52,375±$11kLowest 30% below ME |
$62,857±$6k 16% below ME |
$62,813±$10k 16% below ME |
| Cornish and Unity 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 |
$188,700±$26kLowest 36% below ME |
$206,900±$28k 30% below ME |
$256,600±$42k 13% below ME |
| Cornish and Hiram 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 |
$550±$204Lowest 52% below ME |
$873±$73 23% below ME |
$1,070±$161 6% below ME |
| Cornish and Hiram 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 |
$2,039Lowest 33% below ME |
$2,510Highest 17% below ME |
$2,106 31% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
40.6%±25.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
44.8%±13 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% |
14.7% ME: 10.7% |
17.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
12.6% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% ME: 74.3% |
78.1% ME: 74.3% |
72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
83.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 1 yr older than ME |
1960Lowest 17 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1976 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
25 min about the ME average |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
31 minHighest 28% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
26.3%±12.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6 ME: 15.9% |
8.6%±3.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Lubec and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | RSU 85/MSAD 19 | RSU 03/MSAD 03 · Ecology Learning Center | RSU 55/MSAD 55 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Ecology Learning Ctr | Sacopee Valley High Sch |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.4Highest |
9.9Lowest |
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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.