Compare towns
Boothbay vs Cornish vs St. George
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Boothbay has the shortest commute (13 min average).
Cornish has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
St. George has the most people working from home (20.1%).
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 | Boothbay | Cornish | St. George |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,102Highest |
1,803Lowest |
2,606 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 56.8±3.9 27% above ME |
39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
58.3±9.8Highest 30% above ME |
| St. George and Boothbay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.5%±3.8 ME: 18.1% |
18.2%±3.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.1%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Cornish and Boothbay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 35.4%±7.8 ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
39.2%±8.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| St. George and Boothbay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
46.6% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.1%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
| Boothbay and St. George are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,320±$17kLowest 19% below ME |
$69,038±$4k 8% below ME |
$89,155±$10kHighest 19% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $342,100±$43k 15% above ME |
$274,200±$84kLowest 8% below ME |
$356,300±$79kHighest 20% above ME |
| St. George and Boothbay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,147±$121Lowest about the ME average |
$1,196±$148 5% above ME |
$1,465±$293Highest 29% above ME |
| St. George and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,202Lowest 27% below ME |
$2,309 24% below ME |
$3,359Highest 11% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.4%±31 ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
27.2%±35.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Boothbay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.8% ME: 10.7% |
6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.1% ME: 74.3% |
86.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 1 yr older than ME |
1976 1 yr older than ME |
1976 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 13 minLowest 46% below ME |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
25 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 5.7%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
20.1%±11.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| St. George and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #46 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | — | St George Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 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.