Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Hiram’s best subject grade is an A for history; its weakest is a D− for walkability. On walkability, just 5 of Maine’s 285 towns do worse. The median household income is $63K, and 13% of residents live below the poverty line. On hazard risk, just 26 of Maine’s 285 towns do worse. Its National Register listings include Wadsworth Hall and John Watson House. Hiram has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Hiram beats most towns.
Where Hiram’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maine), ordered by how far Hiram is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 92 in 1790, a low of 92 in 1790, 1,609 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1869 and 2 maps from 1910 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Hiram, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Hiram.
Most working residents leave Hiram for work: only 5% work in town. At 31 minutes, Hiram’s average trip to work is above both the Maine town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). 8.6% of Hiram workers work from home.
| Hiram | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 8.6% | 14% | 11% |
| Median household income | $63,000 | $78,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.8% | 12% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by RSU 55/MSAD 55. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sacopee Valley Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–3 | Grades PK–3 | 364 | C+ |
| Sacopee Valley High SchLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 261 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within ME on state tests and graduation
Hiram beats the Maine average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 17% of adults report frequent physical distress in Hiram, against 14% in Maine’s towns and 14% across U.S. towns. 19% of adults smoke cigarettes in Hiram.
| Hiram | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 19% | 19% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Hiram | ME |
|---|---|---|
| More adults facing food insecurity | 14.8% | 10.7% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 9.8% | 7.4% |
| More adults facing housing insecurity | 12.9% | 9.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical Hiram home is worth about $315,000, about the same as a year ago, 23% below the Maine typical home.
| Hiram | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 84% | 81% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,070 a month | $1,106 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Hiram has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Hiram is 80°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
41 miles of trail in 9 parks and preserves. Hiram’s trail density is 1.1 miles per square mile. Maine State Lands, at 841 acres with 4.1 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Hiram | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.1 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.7% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Maine State Lands | 4.1 mi | 841 |
| 2. Mt Cutler Park | 2.9 mi | 182 |
| 3. Merrill Mountain Community Forest | 1.2 mi | 369 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 57% of U.S. communities. Since 1987, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Hiram.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hiram. Close and well known come first.
Big draw37 mi MountainMount Washington
30 mi LakeLake Winnipesaukee
35 mi LighthousePortland Head Light
20 mi Scenic railwayConway Scenic Railroad
33 mi LandmarkFort Gorges
33 mi National forestWhite Mountain National ForestMount Washington: wwoods, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Winnipesaukee: No machine-readable author provided. JohnJHenderson~commonswiki assumed (based o, Public domain · Portland Head Light: Aniarku, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Conway Scenic Railroad: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Gorges: Dirk Ingo Franke, CC BY 3.0 · White Mountain National Forest: Ken Gallager at English Wikipedia, Public domain
None within 15 miles of Hiram; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Hiram residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Maine.
4 places in Hiram on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Maine, United States
Hiram is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,609 at the 2020 census. It includes the villages of Hiram, East Hiram, South Hiram and Durgintown. Located among the rugged and unspoiled Western Maine Mountains, Hiram is part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine metropolitan New England city and town area.
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8 towns share a border with Hiram.
| Town | ME rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiram | — | — | C− | — | B− | C |
| Cornish | — | — | A− | — | B− | C+ |
| Baldwin | — | — | B | — | B− | C+ |
| Sebago | — | — | C+ | — | D− | B− |
| Parsonsfield | — | — | B+ | — | B− | C |
| Kezar Falls | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Porter | — | — | B− | — | B− | C |
| Brownfield | — | — | D | — | C+ | C+ |
Hiram, Cornish, Baldwin, Sebago, Parsonsfield, Porter and Brownfield have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Hiram, Cornish, Baldwin, Sebago, Parsonsfield, Porter and Brownfield report no FBI crime data of their own. Kezar Falls isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Hiram with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes. That is 5.2 years of the area's median household income ($60,173 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
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