Compare towns
Brownfield vs Cornish vs Sidney
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brownfield has the most kids (26.7% under 18).
Cornish has the most renters (17.9% rent).
Sidney has the most people working from home (14.3%).
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 | Brownfield | Cornish | Sidney |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,830 |
1,803Lowest |
4,790Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5% ME: +2.6% |
+10.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.9±6.8 11% below ME |
39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
43±5.5Highest 4% below ME |
| Sidney and Brownfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 26.7%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.1%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Brownfield and Sidney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±1.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.4%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Brownfield and Sidney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.3% ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
33.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±1.2 ME: 5.8% |
| Cornish and Sidney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,889±$5kLowest 19% below ME |
$69,038±$4k 8% below ME |
$83,488±$10kHighest 12% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $287,500±$36k 3% below ME |
$274,200±$84kLowest 8% below ME |
$336,200±$34kHighest 13% above ME |
| Sidney and Brownfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,617±$554Highest 42% above ME |
$1,196±$148Lowest 5% above ME |
$1,340±$304 18% above ME |
| Brownfield and Sidney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,976Highest about the ME average |
$2,309Lowest 24% below ME |
$2,474 19% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.8%±43.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
16.4%±17.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Brownfield and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.7% ME: 74.3% |
82.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1996Highest 19 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 44 minHighest 80% above ME |
31 min 27% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 9.5%±4.5 ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
14.3%±5.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Sidney and Brownfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #15 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 72/MSAD 72 | — | RSU 18 |
| High school in town | None 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.