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Baldwin vs Cornish vs Wilder

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Baldwin has the oldest population (median age 50.6).
Cornish has the most kids (18.2% under 18).
Wilder has grown the fastest since 2010 (+81.7%).

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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.

MeasureBaldwinCornishWilder
People
Population
1,170Lowest
1,803
3,087Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-0.3%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+7.5%
U.S.: +7.4%
+81.7%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
50.6±4.6Highest
30% above U.S.
39±8.5Lowest
about the U.S. average
45.5±8.9
17% above U.S.
Baldwin and Wilder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
12.1%±3
U.S.: 22%
18.2%±3.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
11.8%±4.1Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Cornish and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
27.7%±3.5Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
17.4%±4.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
27.3%±4.4
U.S.: 17.2%
Baldwin and Wilder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
23.7%
U.S.: 35.7%
21%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
60.2%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.3%±2.2
U.S.: 6.4%
2.8%±1.4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
8.1%±3.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Wilder and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$68,045±$8kLowest
16% below U.S.
$69,038±$4k
14% below U.S.
$75,143±$9kHighest
7% below U.S.
Wilder 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±$38kLowest
21% below U.S.
$274,200±$84kHighest
18% below U.S.
$273,200±$18k
18% below U.S.
Cornish and Wilder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,196±$148Highest
15% below U.S.
$1,142±$451Lowest
19% below U.S.
Cornish and Wilder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,540
19% below U.S.
$2,309Lowest
26% below U.S.
$5,505Highest
76% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
16.7%±42.9Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
48.8%±17.5Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
39.9%±17.2
U.S.: 51.1%
Cornish and Wilder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
6.3%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
9.3%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
89%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
82.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
62.9%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1979
1 yr older than U.S.
1976Lowest
4 yrs older than U.S.
1983Highest
3 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
32 minHighest
23% above U.S.
31 min
18% above U.S.
17 minLowest
37% below U.S.
Work from home
8.8%±4.8
U.S.: 15.1%
8.5%±2.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
12.6%±6.7Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Wilder and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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U.S. 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.