Compare towns
Baldwin vs Cornish vs Milbridge 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 most homeowners (89%).
Cornish has the highest household income ($69k).
Milbridge has the most people working from home (18.9%).
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 | Cornish | Milbridge | Cornish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,170 |
1,803Highest |
1,222 |
1,024Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+1.6% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 50.6±4.6Highest 13% above ME |
39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
50.3±6.2 12% above ME |
39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
| Baldwin and Milbridge 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% |
18.2%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
22.5%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Milbridge and Cornish 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% |
17.4%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
30.2%±5.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Milbridge 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% ME: 36.2% |
21% ME: 36.2% |
24.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
1.2%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin and Cornish 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 |
$69,038±$4kHighest 8% below ME |
$60,536±$16kLowest 19% 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 |
$274,200±$84kHighest 8% below ME |
$240,400±$31kLowest 19% 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 | — | $1,196±$148Highest 5% above ME |
$619±$186Lowest 46% below 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 |
$2,309 24% below ME |
$2,022 33% below ME |
$1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
45.8%±22.6 ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Milbridge 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% |
6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
18.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.1% ME: 74.3% |
85.1% ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1976 1 yr older than ME |
1974 3 yrs older than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 32% above ME |
31 min 27% above ME |
18 minLowest 26% below ME |
32 min 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4.8 ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
18.9%±6.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Milbridge and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | — | RSU 37/MSAD 37 | — |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.