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Calais vs Franklin vs Corinth
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Calais has the shortest commute (16 min average).
Franklin has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.7%).
Corinth has the most kids (23% 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 | Calais | Franklin | Corinth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,097Highest |
1,628Lowest |
2,990 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+5.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.8±5.1 about the ME average |
46±9.3Highest about the ME average |
42.7±6Lowest 5% below ME |
| Franklin and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±4.7 ME: 18.1% |
16.3%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Corinth and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.1%±5.3 ME: 22.4% |
25.6%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
16.3%±3.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Franklin and Calais 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% |
28.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Calais and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,096±$10kLowest 14% below ME |
$65,455±$16kHighest 12% below ME |
$64,229±$5k 14% below ME |
| Franklin and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $111,100±$36kLowest 63% below ME |
$245,800±$59kHighest 17% below ME |
$135,800±$31k 54% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,010±$199Highest 11% below ME |
$888±$306 22% below ME |
$883±$157Lowest 22% below ME |
| Calais and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,684 45% below ME |
$2,231Highest 27% below ME |
$1,381Lowest 55% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.7%±20.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
36.7%±27.8 ME: 48.4% |
23.4%±11.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Calais and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 21.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
15.7% ME: 10.7% |
11.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
76.8% ME: 74.3% |
82.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 35% below ME |
29 min 18% above ME |
30 minHighest 21% above ME |
| Work from home | 2.6%±2.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.2%±5.5 ME: 15.9% |
15.6%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Corinth and Franklin 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 | #48 of 133 in ME | — | #102 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Calais Public Schools | — | RSU 64/MSAD 64 |
| High school in town | Calais Middle/High School | — | Central High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.0Lowest |
— | 14.3Highest |
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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.