Compare towns
Cornish vs Pittston 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 most expensive homes ($274k median).
Pittston has the highest household income ($87k).
Hiram has the most kids (20.9% under 18).
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 | Pittston | Hiram |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,803 |
3,093Highest |
1,748Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
+7.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
41.4±5.9 8% below ME |
41.6±10.2Highest 7% below ME |
| Hiram and Pittston 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% |
17.2%±7.4Lowest 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% |
18.5%±6.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.7%±2.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Pittston 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% |
26.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±4.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.6%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Pittston 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 |
$86,614±$18kHighest 16% above ME |
$62,813±$10kLowest 16% below ME |
| Pittston 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 |
$238,700±$66kLowest 20% 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 |
$1,080±$593 5% below ME |
$1,070±$161Lowest 6% below ME |
| Cornish and Pittston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,309Highest 24% below ME |
$1,909Lowest 37% below ME |
$2,106 31% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
57.6%±34.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24.1 ME: 48.4% |
| Pittston and Hiram 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% |
10.2% ME: 10.7% |
12.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% ME: 74.3% |
81%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
83.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
31 minHighest 28% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
3.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.6%±3.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Hiram and Cornish 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 | — | #123 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 11/MSAD 11 | RSU 55/MSAD 55 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Sacopee Valley High Sch |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.9 |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.