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Baldwin vs Corinth 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).
Corinth has the most kids (23% under 18).
Cornish has the youngest population (median age 39.2).

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.

MeasureBaldwinCorinthCornish
People
Population
1,170
2,990Highest
1,024Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-0.3%Lowest
ME: +2.6%
+0.8%Highest
ME: +2.6%
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Median age
50.6±4.6Highest
13% above ME
42.7±6
5% below ME
39.2±13.3Lowest
13% below ME
Baldwin and Corinth 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%
23%±4.9Highest
ME: 18.1%
10.5%±5.5Lowest
ME: 18.1%
Age 65+
27.7%±3.5Highest
ME: 22.4%
16.3%±3.9
ME: 22.4%
15.2%±6.8Lowest
ME: 22.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
23.7%Highest
ME: 36.2%
20.2%
ME: 36.2%
16.1%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.3%±2.2Highest
ME: 5.8%
3.3%±1.5
ME: 5.8%
2.1%±1.9Lowest
ME: 5.8%
Baldwin and Corinth 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
$64,229±$5kLowest
14% 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
$135,800±$31kLowest
54% below ME
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Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$883±$157Lowest
22% below ME
$1,135±$141Highest
about the ME average
Cornish and Corinth 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
$1,381Lowest
55% below ME
$1,925
37% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
16.7%±42.9Lowest
ME: 48.4%
23.4%±11.6
ME: 48.4%
31%±22.9Highest
ME: 48.4%
Cornish and Corinth 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%
11.4%Highest
ME: 10.7%
8.3%
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
89%Highest
ME: 74.3%
82.2%
ME: 74.3%
79.2%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1979
2 yrs newer than ME
1986Highest
9 yrs newer than ME
1958Lowest
19 yrs older than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
32 minHighest
32% above ME
30 minLowest
21% above ME
32 min
29% above ME
Work from home
8.8%±4.8
ME: 15.9%
15.6%±5.8Highest
ME: 15.9%
7.4%±3.7Lowest
ME: 15.9%
Corinth and Baldwin 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 — #102 of 133 in ME —
School district — RSU 64/MSAD 64 —
High school in town — Central High School —
Students per teacherat that high school —
14.3
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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.