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Hiram vs Starks vs Cornish
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).
Starks has the most affordable homes ($149k median).
Cornish has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
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 | Starks | Cornish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,748 |
556Lowest |
1,803Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.7% ME: +2.6% |
-7.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.6±10.2 7% below ME |
46.7±9.4Highest 4% above ME |
39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
| Starks and Hiram 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% |
16.4%±4.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.2%±3.3 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+ | 15.7%±2.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.3%±2.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Starks and Cornish 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% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
0.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cornish 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 |
$63,500±$8k 15% below ME |
$69,038±$4kHighest 8% below ME |
| Cornish and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $256,600±$42k 13% below ME |
$148,500±$27kLowest 50% below ME |
$274,200±$84kHighest 8% 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 | $1,070±$161 6% below ME |
$1,063±$301Lowest 7% below ME |
$1,196±$148Highest 5% above ME |
| Cornish and Hiram 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 |
$1,348Lowest 56% below ME |
$2,309Highest 24% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
45.5%±90.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Hiram and Cornish 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% |
19.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.8% ME: 74.3% |
90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 28% above ME |
33 minHighest 33% above ME |
31 minLowest 27% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.6%±3.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.3%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Hiram and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 55/MSAD 55 | — | — |
| High school in town | Sacopee Valley High Sch | — | — |
| 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.