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Harmony vs Cornish
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Harmony has the most people working from home (14.8%).
Cornish has the highest household income ($69k).
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 | Harmony | Cornish |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 974Lowest |
1,024Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.1% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 52.9±2.5Highest 18% above ME |
39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
| Harmony and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Harmony and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±2.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Harmony and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±1.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Harmony and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $54,063±$13kLowest 28% below ME |
$68,686±$2kHighest 8% below ME |
| Cornish and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $202,700±$58k 32% below ME |
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| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,135±$141 about the ME average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,449Lowest 52% below ME |
$1,925Highest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.5%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Harmony and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 15.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Highest 4 yrs older than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 30% above ME |
32 minLowest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.8%±8.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Harmony and Cornish 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 | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.