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Hodgdon vs Cornish vs Porter
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hodgdon has the shortest commute (15 min average).
Cornish has the most expensive homes ($274k median).
Porter has the most people working from home (15.5%).
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 | Hodgdon | Cornish | Porter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,428Lowest |
1,803Highest |
1,746 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.2±6.2Highest 6% below ME |
39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
40.9±7.9 9% below ME |
| Hodgdon and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25.4%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.2%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
16.8%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Hodgdon and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.7%±2.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±3.2 ME: 22.4% |
| Hodgdon and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.4% ME: 36.2% |
21%Highest ME: 36.2% |
14%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Porter and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $54,519±$11kLowest 27% below ME |
$69,038±$4kHighest 8% below ME |
$60,417±$9k 19% below ME |
| Cornish and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $159,300±$25kLowest 46% below ME |
$274,200±$84kHighest 8% below ME |
$226,100±$20k 24% below ME |
| Cornish and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $695±$426Lowest 39% below ME |
$1,196±$148Highest 5% above ME |
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| Cornish and Hodgdon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,614Lowest 47% below ME |
$2,309Highest 24% below ME |
$1,841 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.3%±24.9 ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
43.9%±8.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Hodgdon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.8% ME: 74.3% |
82.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 15 minLowest 40% below ME |
31 min 27% above ME |
32 minHighest 30% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.9%±2.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
15.5%±5.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Porter and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 70/MSAD 70 | — | — |
| High school in town | Hodgdon Middle/High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.8 |
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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.