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Bowdoinham vs Cornish
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bowdoinham has the most people working from home (22%).
Cornish has the youngest population (median age 39.2).
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 | Bowdoinham | Cornish |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,142Highest |
1,024Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 51.9±13.1Highest 16% above ME |
39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
| Bowdoinham and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 17.5%±6.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Bowdoinham and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±6.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bowdoinham and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cornish and Bowdoinham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $108,479±$21kHighest 45% above ME |
$68,686±$2kLowest 8% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $405,500±$105k 37% above ME |
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| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,135±$141 about the ME average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,958Highest about the ME average |
$1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±19.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 13.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 10% above ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 22%±11.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Bowdoinham 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 | #73 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 75/MSAD 75 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 12 photos → | 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.