Compare towns
Hiram vs Cornish vs Sebago
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hiram has the most kids (20.9% under 18).
Cornish has the most renters (20.8% rent).
Sebago has the most people working from home (17.7%).
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 | Hiram | Cornish | Sebago |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,748 |
1,024Lowest |
2,073Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
— | +11.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.6±10.2Highest 7% below ME |
39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
40.7±3.9 9% below ME |
| Hiram and Sebago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±3.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
| Hiram and Sebago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.7%±2.4 ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±2.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Sebago and Hiram are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
23.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Sebago and Hiram are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $62,813±$10kLowest 16% below ME |
$68,686±$2k 8% below ME |
$78,438±$15kHighest 5% above ME |
| Sebago and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $256,600±$42kLowest 13% below ME |
— | $298,000±$46kHighest about the ME average |
| Sebago and Hiram are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,070±$161Lowest 6% below ME |
$1,135±$141 about the ME average |
$1,533±$292Highest 35% above ME |
| Sebago and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,106 31% below ME |
$1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
$2,543Highest 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
53.3%±30.3 ME: 48.4% |
| Hiram and Sebago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.6% ME: 10.7% |
8.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.8% ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 1 yr older than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1975 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 28% above ME |
32 min 29% above ME |
37 minHighest 52% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.6%±3.4 ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.7%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Sebago and Hiram are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 55/MSAD 55 | — | Sebago Public Schools |
| High school in town | Sacopee Valley High Sch | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9 |
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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.