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Canton vs Cornish vs Parsonsfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Canton has the most people working from home (16.1%).
Cornish has the shortest commute (31 min average).
Parsonsfield has the most kids (25% 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 | Canton | Cornish | Parsonsfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,191Lowest |
1,803Highest |
1,715 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5% ME: +2.6% |
-5.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.4±7.2 8% below ME |
39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
44.3±5.9Highest about the ME average |
| Parsonsfield and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.4%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
18.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
25%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Parsonsfield and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.7%±6.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Canton and Parsonsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.5 ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cornish and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $52,458±$35kLowest 30% below ME |
$69,038±$4k 8% below ME |
$72,045±$18kHighest 4% below ME |
| Parsonsfield and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $165,000±$50kLowest 44% below ME |
$274,200±$84kHighest 8% below ME |
$272,100±$21k 8% below ME |
| Cornish and Parsonsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $485±$18Lowest 57% below ME |
$1,196±$148Highest 5% above ME |
$1,185±$312 4% above ME |
| Cornish and Parsonsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,277Lowest 25% below ME |
$2,309 24% below ME |
$2,350Highest 23% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.9%±33.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
78.2%±35 ME: 48.4% |
| Canton and Parsonsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.4% ME: 10.7% |
6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.1% ME: 74.3% |
86.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
1976 1 yr older than ME |
1977Highest same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 min 42% above ME |
31 minLowest 27% above ME |
48 minHighest 97% above ME |
| Work from home | 16.1%±6.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
5.1%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Canton and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.