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Bremen vs Cornish
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bremen has the most people working from home (22.7%).
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 | Bremen | Cornish |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 917Lowest |
1,024Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.1% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 52.1±8.2Highest 16% above ME |
39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
| Bremen and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Bremen and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 34.1%±9.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Bremen and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $100,000±$21kHighest 34% above ME |
$68,686±$2kLowest 8% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $425,300±$28k 43% above ME |
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| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,135±$141 about the ME average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,829Highest 7% below ME |
$1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Bremen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 9.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 13% below ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 22.7%±6.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
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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.