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Bingham vs Cornish vs Moscow
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 affordable homes ($103k median).
Cornish has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
Moscow has the most homeowners (91.2%).
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 | Moscow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 660Lowest |
1,803Highest |
865 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.1% ME: +2.6% |
+7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-7.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 56±8.2Highest 25% above ME |
39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
55.4±6 24% above ME |
| Bingham and Moscow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±6.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.2%±3.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.7%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Cornish and Moscow 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% |
17.4%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
23.7%±4.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21% ME: 36.2% |
4.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
0.6%±1.4Lowest 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 |
$69,038±$4kHighest 8% below ME |
$45,526±$5k 39% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $103,000±$26kLowest 65% below ME |
$274,200±$84kHighest 8% below ME |
$153,800±$28k 48% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $354±$264Lowest 69% below ME |
$1,196±$148Highest 5% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,059 65% below ME |
$2,309Highest 24% below ME |
$850Lowest 72% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±45.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
47.2%±48.7 ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Moscow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.1% ME: 10.7% |
6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
20.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.9% ME: 74.3% |
82.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952Lowest 25 yrs older than ME |
1976 1 yr older than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 13% above ME |
31 min 27% above ME |
39 minHighest 60% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±3.2Lowest 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 | — | RSU 83/MSAD 13 |
| High school in town | Upper Kennebec Valley Middle/Senior High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.3 |
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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.