Compare towns
Bowdoinham vs Cornish vs Orrington
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).
Orrington has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Orrington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,142 |
1,024Lowest |
3,853Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
— | +2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 51.9±13.1Highest 16% above ME |
39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
49.5±3.3 10% above ME |
| Bowdoinham and Orrington 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% |
16.4%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Bowdoinham and Orrington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±6.7 ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
23.8%±5.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Orrington and Bowdoinham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.8% ME: 36.2% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Orrington and Cornish 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 |
$94,556±$10k 27% above ME |
| Bowdoinham and Orrington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $405,500±$105kHighest 37% above ME |
— | $309,000±$49kLowest 4% above ME |
| Bowdoinham and Orrington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,135±$141Lowest about the ME average |
$1,167±$135Highest about the ME average |
| Orrington and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,958Highest about the ME average |
$1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
$2,823 7% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±19.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
11.9%±20.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 13.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.3% ME: 10.7% |
6.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 10% above ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
21 minLowest 13% below ME |
| Work from home | 22%±11.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.4%±5.3 ME: 15.9% |
| Bowdoinham and Orrington 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 | — | #41 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 75/MSAD 75 | — | Orrington Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 12 photos → | 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.