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Auburn vs Cornish
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Auburn has the most people working from home (11.5%).
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 | Auburn | Cornish |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 24,602Highest |
1,803Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.4±2.7Highest 8% below ME |
39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
| Auburn and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±2.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Auburn and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±2Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Auburn and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $66,647±$5kLowest 11% below ME |
$69,038±$4kHighest 8% below ME |
| Cornish and Auburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $282,000±$12kHighest 5% below ME |
$274,200±$84kLowest 8% below ME |
| Auburn and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,041±$74Lowest 9% below ME |
$1,196±$148Highest 5% above ME |
| Cornish and Auburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,687Highest 21% above ME |
$2,309Lowest 24% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.4%±7.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Auburn and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 13.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 23 yrs older than ME |
1976Highest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 12% below ME |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
| Work from home | 11.5%±2.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Auburn and Cornish 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 | #110 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Auburn Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | Edward Little High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.1 |
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| 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.