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Baldwin vs Cornish vs Lee
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cornish has the youngest population (median age 39.2).
Lee has the most kids (21.8% under 18).
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 | Cornish | Lee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,170Highest |
1,024 |
925Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
— | -0.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.6±4.6 13% above ME |
39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
51.5±11.5Highest 15% above ME |
| Lee and Baldwin 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% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.8%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
24.5%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Baldwin and Lee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.1% ME: 36.2% |
14.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin and Lee 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 |
$68,686±$2kHighest 8% below ME |
$49,886±$5kLowest 33% 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 |
— | $174,500±$25kLowest 41% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,135±$141 about the ME average |
— |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,540Highest 16% below ME |
$1,925 37% below ME |
$1,547Lowest 49% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
80%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Lee and Cornish 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% |
8.3% ME: 10.7% |
19.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89% ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
97%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 32% above ME |
32 minLowest 29% above ME |
35 minHighest 41% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4.8 ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.9%±4.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Lee and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | RSU 30/MSAD 30 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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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.