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Exeter vs Harmony vs Corinna

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Exeter has the highest household income ($84k).
Harmony has the most renters (32.2% rent).
Corinna has grown the fastest since 2010 (+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.

MeasureExeterHarmonyCorinna
People
Population
1,093
974Lowest
2,192Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-11.8%
ME: +2.6%
-12.1%Lowest
ME: +2.6%
+1%Highest
ME: +2.6%
Median age
52.6±7.7
17% above ME
52.9±2.5Highest
18% above ME
42.6±4.9Lowest
5% below ME
Harmony and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
9%±3.1Lowest
ME: 18.1%
16.4%±5.2
ME: 18.1%
21%±5Highest
ME: 18.1%
Corinna and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
23.9%±11.4Highest
ME: 22.4%
22.9%±2.5
ME: 22.4%
19%±3.3Lowest
ME: 22.4%
Exeter and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
15%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
21.1%Highest
ME: 36.2%
15.4%
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.4%±2.1Highest
ME: 5.8%
2.9%±1.8
ME: 5.8%
2%±1.3Lowest
ME: 5.8%
Exeter and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$84,408±$12kHighest
13% above ME
$54,063±$13kLowest
28% below ME
$56,547±$12k
24% below ME
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$166,700±$39k
44% below ME
$202,700±$58kHighest
32% below ME
$163,200±$25kLowest
45% below ME
Harmony and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$995±$386Highest
13% below ME
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$938±$599Lowest
18% below ME
Exeter and Corinna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$1,602Highest
47% below ME
$1,449Lowest
52% below ME
$1,565
48% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
33.3%±73.8Lowest
ME: 48.4%
43.5%±100Highest
ME: 48.4%
43.4%±27
ME: 48.4%
Harmony and Corinna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
8.1%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
15.8%
ME: 10.7%
17.7%Highest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
93.1%Highest
ME: 74.3%
67.8%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
86.6%
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1991Highest
14 yrs newer than ME
1973Lowest
4 yrs older than ME
1985
8 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
35 minHighest
43% above ME
32 min
30% above ME
32 minLowest
29% above ME
Work from home
10.3%±5.7Lowest
ME: 15.9%
14.8%±8.2Highest
ME: 15.9%
13%±6
ME: 15.9%
Harmony and Corinna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — Harmony Public Schools —
High school in town — None in town —
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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.