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Brooks vs Cornish 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 most people working from home (14.5%).
Cornish has the oldest housing (typical home built 1958).
Cornish has the most kids (18.2% 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 | Brooks | Cornish | Cornish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,208 |
1,024Lowest |
1,803Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
— | +7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.9±6.6Highest about the ME average |
39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
| Brooks and Cornish 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% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.2%±3.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Cornish 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% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Cornish and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.8%±3.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Brooks and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,130±$10kLowest 21% below ME |
$68,686±$2k 8% below ME |
$69,038±$4kHighest 8% below ME |
| Cornish and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $196,700±$33kLowest 34% below ME |
— | $274,200±$84kHighest 8% below ME |
| Cornish and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,116±$112Lowest about the ME average |
$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 | $2,096 31% below ME |
$1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
$2,309Highest 24% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 18%±17.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.3% ME: 10.7% |
6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.2% ME: 74.3% |
82.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1976 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
31 min 27% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.5%±2.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.