Compare towns
Bradley vs Cornish vs Cornish vs Ogunquit
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bradley has the most kids (21.9% under 18).
Cornish has the most renters (20.8% rent).
Cornish has the youngest population (median age 39).
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
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 | Bradley | Cornish | Cornish | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,645 |
1,024Lowest |
1,803Highest |
1,379 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
— | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.6±9.7 5% below ME |
39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 21.9%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
18.2%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Bradley and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±2.4 ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.7% ME: 36.2% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2 ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and Bradley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $76,667±$28k about the ME average |
$68,686±$2kLowest 8% below ME |
$69,038±$4k 8% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Bradley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $201,800±$37kLowest 32% below ME |
— | $274,200±$84k 8% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,088±$325Lowest 4% below ME |
$1,135±$141 about the ME average |
$1,196±$148Highest 5% above ME |
— |
| Cornish and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,946 36% below ME |
$1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
$2,309 24% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.3%±22.5 ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Bradley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 4.6% ME: 10.7% |
8.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.3% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6% ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.1% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1976 1 yr older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 7% below ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
31 min 27% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.1%±7.9 ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| School district | RSU 34 | — | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.