Compare towns
Bowdoinham vs Cornish vs Topsham
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).
Topsham has the most kids (19.9% under 18).
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 | Topsham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,142 |
1,024Lowest |
9,706Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
— | +8.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 51.9±13.1Highest 16% above ME |
39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
44.7±4 about the ME average |
| Bowdoinham and Topsham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.5%±6.8 ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.9%±3.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Topsham and Bowdoinham 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% |
24.4%±3.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Topsham 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% |
50%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
4.9%±1.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Topsham 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 |
$91,028±$10k 22% above ME |
| Bowdoinham and Topsham 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 |
— | $360,800±$20kLowest 22% above ME |
| Bowdoinham and Topsham 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 |
$1,355±$642Highest 19% above ME |
| Topsham and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,958 about the ME average |
$1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
$4,259Highest 40% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±19.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
40.3%±12.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 13.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.3% ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.2% ME: 74.3% |
78.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 10% above ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
24 minLowest 4% below ME |
| Work from home | 22%±11.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.2%±4.3 ME: 15.9% |
| Bowdoinham and Topsham 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 | — | #66 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 75/MSAD 75 | — | RSU 75/MSAD 75 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Mt Ararat High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.2 |
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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.