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Casco vs Baldwin vs Cornish
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Casco has the most people working from home (26.6%).
Baldwin has the most affordable homes ($263k median).
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 | Casco | Baldwin | Cornish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,696Highest |
1,170Lowest |
1,803 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-0.3% ME: +2.6% |
+7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52±3.3Highest 16% above ME |
50.6±4.6 13% above ME |
39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
| Casco and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.3%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±3 ME: 18.1% |
18.2%±3.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Cornish and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.3%±7.8 ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Baldwin and Casco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.7% ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±2.5 ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin and Casco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,313±$19kHighest 7% below ME |
$68,045±$8kLowest 9% below ME |
$69,038±$4k 8% below ME |
| Casco and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $355,500±$58kHighest 20% above ME |
$263,200±$38kLowest 11% below ME |
$274,200±$84k 8% below ME |
| Casco and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,395±$184Highest 22% above ME |
— | $1,196±$148Lowest 5% above ME |
| Casco and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,085Highest about the ME average |
$2,540 16% below ME |
$2,309Lowest 24% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.7%±35.5 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Casco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89% ME: 74.3% |
82.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest 23% above ME |
32 minHighest 32% above ME |
31 min 27% above ME |
| Work from home | 26.6%±10Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8 ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 61/MSAD 61 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.