Compare towns
Baldwin vs Cornish vs Sumner vs Limington
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).
Sumner has the most people working from home (18.5%).
Limington has the highest household income ($85k).
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 | Sumner | Limington |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,170 |
1,024 |
845Lowest |
4,017Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
— | +5.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+4.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.6±4.6 13% above ME |
39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
56.1±8.4Highest 25% above ME |
50±4.5 12% above ME |
| Sumner 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% |
17.2%±6.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Sumner and Limington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 27.7%±3.5 ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
29.7%±5.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.1%±5.7 ME: 22.4% |
| Sumner and Baldwin 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% |
15.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
23.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
1.4%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±2 ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin and Limington 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±$2k 8% below ME |
$57,750±$19kLowest 23% below ME |
$84,675±$11kHighest 13% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $263,200±$38k 11% below ME |
— | $150,000±$73kLowest 49% below ME |
$295,600±$33kHighest about the ME average |
| Limington and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,135±$141Lowest about the ME average |
— | $1,185±$121Highest 4% above ME |
| Limington and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,540 16% below ME |
$1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
$2,167 29% below ME |
$2,852Highest 6% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
46.2%±23.4 ME: 48.4% |
| Sumner and Limington 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% |
8.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.8% ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89% ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
91% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 32% above ME |
32 minLowest 29% above ME |
42 minHighest 72% above ME |
35 min 40% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4.8 ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±8Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.1%±6.1 ME: 15.9% |
| Sumner and Limington 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 | — | — | — | #70 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | — | RSU 10 | RSU 06/MSAD 06 |
| High school in town | — | — | None 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.