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Caribou vs Cornish
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Caribou has the shortest commute (15 min average).
Cornish has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
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 | Caribou | Cornish |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 7,382Highest |
1,803Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 51.3±1.7Highest 15% above ME |
39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.2%±2.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.2%±3.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Cornish and Caribou are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 27.3%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cornish and Caribou are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $53,709±$9kLowest 28% below ME |
$69,038±$4kHighest 8% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $134,100±$31kLowest 55% below ME |
$274,200±$84kHighest 8% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $757±$143Lowest 34% below ME |
$1,196±$148Highest 5% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,680Lowest 45% below ME |
$2,309Highest 24% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.3%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Caribou are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 15.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 17 yrs older than ME |
1976Highest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 15 minLowest 40% below ME |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.5%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Caribou and Cornish 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 | #59 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 39 | — |
| High school in town | Caribou High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.2 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.