Compare towns
Brooks vs Canton vs Cornish
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brooks has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Canton has the most kids (20.4% under 18).
Cornish has the highest household income ($69k).
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 | Brooks | Canton | Cornish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,208Highest |
1,191 |
1,024Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+13.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 45.9±6.6Highest about the ME average |
41.4±7.2 8% below ME |
39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
| Brooks and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.1%±4.2 ME: 18.1% |
20.4%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Canton and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±6.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.7% ME: 36.2% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.8%±3.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.5 ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Brooks and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,130±$10k 21% below ME |
$52,458±$35kLowest 30% below ME |
$68,686±$2kHighest 8% below ME |
| Cornish and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $196,700±$33kHighest 34% below ME |
$165,000±$50kLowest 44% below ME |
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| Brooks and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,116±$112 about the ME average |
$485±$18Lowest 57% below ME |
$1,135±$141Highest about the ME average |
| Cornish and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,096 31% below ME |
$2,277Highest 25% below ME |
$1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 18%±17.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
88.9%±33.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 19.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.4% ME: 10.7% |
8.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1975 2 yrs older than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
35 minHighest 42% above ME |
32 min 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.5%±2.9 ME: 15.9% |
16.1%±6.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Canton and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in History | 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.