Compare towns
Baldwin vs Brooks 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
Baldwin has the oldest population (median age 50.6).
Brooks has the most people working from home (14.5%).
Cornish has the most kids (18.2% under 18).
Cornish has the oldest housing (typical home built 1958).
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 | Baldwin | Brooks | Cornish | Cornish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,170 |
1,208 |
1,803Highest |
1,024Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.3% ME: +2.6% |
-6.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 50.6±4.6Highest 13% above ME |
45.9±6.6 about the ME average |
39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
| Baldwin and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 12.1%±3 ME: 18.1% |
17.1%±4.2 ME: 18.1% |
18.2%±3.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Cornish and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
17%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.7% ME: 36.2% |
27.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21% ME: 36.2% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
6.8%±3.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Brooks and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $68,045±$8k 9% below ME |
$59,130±$10kLowest 21% below ME |
$69,038±$4kHighest 8% below ME |
$68,686±$2k 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 | $263,200±$38k 11% below ME |
$196,700±$33kLowest 34% below ME |
$274,200±$84kHighest 8% below ME |
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| Cornish and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,116±$112Lowest about the ME average |
$1,196±$148Highest 5% above ME |
$1,135±$141 about the ME average |
| Cornish and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,540Highest 16% below ME |
$2,096 31% below ME |
$2,309 24% below ME |
$1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
18%±17.3 ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 6.4% ME: 10.7% |
19.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89%Highest ME: 74.3% |
74.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.1% ME: 74.3% |
79.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1976 1 yr older than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 32% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
31 min 27% above ME |
32 min 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4.8 ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±2.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Brooks and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | — | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.