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Appleton vs Cornish
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Appleton has the most people working from home (11.1%).
Cornish has the highest household income ($69k).
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 | Appleton | Cornish |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,360Highest |
1,024Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.2% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 49.2±7.4Highest 10% above ME |
39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
| Appleton and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 15.3%±2.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Appleton and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 26.1%±9.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Appleton and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±2.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Appleton and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $53,618±$19kLowest 28% below ME |
$68,686±$2kHighest 8% below ME |
| Cornish and Appleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $235,600±$33k 21% below ME |
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| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,104±$82Lowest 3% below ME |
$1,135±$141Highest about the ME average |
| Cornish and Appleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,588Highest 18% above ME |
$1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 85.4%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Appleton and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 9.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest 23% above ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 11.1%±3.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Appleton and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | Appleton Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.