Compare towns
Porter vs Readfield vs Hiram
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Porter has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.8%).
Readfield has the most people working from home (24.3%).
Hiram has the most kids (20.9% under 18).
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 | Porter | Readfield | Hiram |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,746Lowest |
2,651Highest |
1,748 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
0% ME: +2.6% |
-0.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.9±7.9Lowest 9% below ME |
48.1±7.6Highest 7% above ME |
41.6±10.2 7% below ME |
| Readfield and Hiram are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.8%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±3.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Hiram and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±3.2 ME: 22.4% |
22.3%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.7%±2.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Readfield and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
48.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
2.6%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Porter and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,417±$9kLowest 19% below ME |
$86,504±$8kHighest 16% above ME |
$62,813±$10k 16% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $226,100±$20kLowest 24% below ME |
$326,400±$20kHighest 10% above ME |
$256,600±$42k 13% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,125±$844Highest about the ME average |
$1,070±$161Lowest 6% below ME |
| Readfield and Hiram are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,841Lowest 39% below ME |
$3,392Highest 12% above ME |
$2,106 31% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.9%±8.7 ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Hiram and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.8% ME: 10.7% |
5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.4% ME: 74.3% |
89.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 30% above ME |
30 minLowest 20% above ME |
31 min 28% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.5%±5.4 ME: 15.9% |
24.3%±14.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.6%±3.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Readfield and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #20 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 38 | RSU 55/MSAD 55 |
| High school in town | — | Maranacook Community High Sch | Sacopee Valley High Sch |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.5Highest |
9.9Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.