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Beaver Cove vs Cornish
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
Bordering Beaver CoveGreenville
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Beaver Cove has the most people working from home (18.4%).
Cornish has the most kids (18.2% 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 | Beaver Cove | Cornish |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 394Lowest |
1,803Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 67±7.3Highest 50% above ME |
39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 2.5%±7.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.2%±3.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 70.1%±36.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±3.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cornish and Beaver Cove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $98,185±$11kHighest 31% above ME |
$69,038±$4kLowest 8% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $523,300±$248kHighest 76% above ME |
$274,200±$84kLowest 8% below ME |
| Beaver Cove and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,196±$148 5% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,769Lowest 42% below ME |
$2,309Highest 24% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 17.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 15 minLowest 39% below ME |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
| Work from home | 18.4%±10.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Beaver Cove and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
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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.