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Augusta vs Cornish vs Cornish
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Augusta has the most people working from home (15.1%).
Cornish has the oldest housing (typical home built 1958).
Cornish has the most homeowners (82.1%).
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 | Augusta | Cornish | Cornish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 19,077Highest |
1,024Lowest |
1,803 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
— | +7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.5±2.4Highest 5% below ME |
39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
| Augusta and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±2.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.2%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
| Augusta and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.5%±2.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Augusta and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Augusta and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $47,979±$3kLowest 36% below ME |
$68,686±$2k 8% below ME |
$69,038±$4kHighest 8% below ME |
| Cornish and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $201,000±$18kLowest 32% below ME |
— | $274,200±$84kHighest 8% below ME |
| Cornish and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $919±$79Lowest 19% below ME |
$1,135±$141 about the ME average |
$1,196±$148Highest 5% above ME |
| Cornish and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,465Highest 19% below ME |
$1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
$2,309 24% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.2%±8.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Augusta and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 18.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.3% ME: 10.7% |
6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 53.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.2% ME: 74.3% |
82.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965 12 yrs older than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1976Highest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 24% below ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
31 min 27% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.1%±3.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #119 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | Augusta Public Schools · Maine Arts Academy | — | — |
| High school in town | Cony | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 17.9 |
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| 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.