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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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).

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.

MeasureBremenCornish
People
Population
917Lowest
1,803Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+2.1%Lowest
ME: +2.6%
+7.5%Highest
ME: +2.6%
Median age
52.1±8.2Highest
16% above ME
39±8.5Lowest
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%
18.2%±3.3Lowest
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%
17.4%±4.9Lowest
ME: 22.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
54.2%Highest
ME: 36.2%
21%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.3%±2.2Lowest
ME: 5.8%
2.8%±1.4Highest
ME: 5.8%
Cornish and Bremen 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
$69,038±$4kLowest
8% below ME
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$425,300±$28kHighest
43% above ME
$274,200±$84kLowest
8% below ME
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,196±$148
5% above ME
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,829Highest
7% below ME
$2,309Lowest
24% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
ME: 48.4%
48.8%±17.5Highest
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%
6.3%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
93.6%Highest
ME: 74.3%
82.1%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1981Highest
4 yrs newer than ME
1976Lowest
1 yr older than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 minLowest
13% below ME
31 minHighest
27% above ME
Work from home
22.7%±6.8Highest
ME: 15.9%
8.5%±2.4Lowest
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.