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Bingham vs Cornish
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bingham has the most kids (15.6% under 18).
Cornish has the highest household income ($69k).
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 | Bingham | Cornish |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 660Lowest |
1,024Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.1% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 56±8.2Highest 25% above ME |
39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
| Bingham and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±6.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Bingham and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 38.3%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Bingham and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $42,708±$22kLowest 43% below ME |
$68,686±$2kHighest 8% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $103,000±$26k 65% below ME |
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| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $354±$264Lowest 69% below ME |
$1,135±$141Highest about the ME average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,059Lowest 65% below ME |
$1,925Highest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±45.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Bingham and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 16.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952Lowest 25 yrs older than ME |
1958Highest 19 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 13% above ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Bingham and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | RSU 83/MSAD 13 | — |
| High school in town | Upper Kennebec Valley Middle/Senior High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.3 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.