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Baldwin vs Chesterville 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).
Chesterville has the most kids (31.3% under 18).
Cornish has the most renters (20.8% rent).
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 | Chesterville | Cornish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,170 |
1,397Highest |
1,024Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 50.6±4.6Highest 13% above ME |
37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
| Baldwin and Cornish 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% |
31.3%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
15%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.4% ME: 36.2% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin and Chesterville 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 |
$61,635±$10kLowest 18% below ME |
$68,686±$2kHighest 8% below ME |
| Cornish and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $263,200±$38kHighest 11% below ME |
$214,000±$40kLowest 28% below ME |
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| Baldwin and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,088±$73Lowest 4% below ME |
$1,135±$141Highest about the ME average |
| Cornish and Chesterville 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 |
$2,194 28% below ME |
$1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
21.8%±30.8 ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89%Highest ME: 74.3% |
86.4% ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer 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 |
32 min 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Baldwin and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.