Compare towns
Cambridge vs Cornish vs Morrill
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cambridge has the most homeowners (93.1%).
Cornish has the most people working from home (8.5%).
Morrill has the most kids (22.8% 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 | Cambridge | Cornish | Morrill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 532Lowest |
1,803Highest |
914 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +7.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 38.7±1.1Lowest 14% below ME |
39±8.5 13% below ME |
39.8±6.1Highest 11% below ME |
| Morrill and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±8.6 ME: 18.1% |
18.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.8%±4.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Morrill and Cambridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.6%±8Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±3.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Cambridge and Morrill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.1% ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
31.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±3 ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cornish and Cambridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,194±$39kLowest 15% below ME |
$69,038±$4k 8% below ME |
$74,250±$18kHighest about the ME average |
| Morrill and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $214,900±$61k 28% below ME |
$274,200±$84kHighest 8% below ME |
$214,000±$18kLowest 28% below ME |
| Cornish and Cambridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,196±$148Highest 5% above ME |
$975±$891Lowest 14% below ME |
| Cornish and Morrill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,574Lowest 48% below ME |
$2,309 24% below ME |
$2,472Highest 19% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
34.3%±45.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Morrill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 41 minHighest 65% above ME |
31 min 27% above ME |
29 minLowest 16% above ME |
| Work from home | 1.7%±1.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.9%±3.3 ME: 15.9% |
| Cornish and Morrill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | RSU 71 |
| 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.