Compare towns
Harrison vs Cornish
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Harrison has the most people working from home (22.3%).
Cornish has the youngest population (median age 39.2).
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 | Harrison | Cornish |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,513Highest |
1,024Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -10.4% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 56±3.6Highest 25% above ME |
39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
| Harrison and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 9.1%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Cornish and Harrison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 29.8%±7.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Harrison and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $56,938±$6kLowest 24% below ME |
$68,686±$2kHighest 8% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $249,300±$70k 16% below ME |
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| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $885±$193Lowest 22% below ME |
$1,135±$141Highest about the ME average |
| Cornish and Harrison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,731Highest 10% below ME |
$1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27.5%±24.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Harrison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 19.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 24% above ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 22.3%±9.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| School district | RSU 17/MSAD 17 | — |
| 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.