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Casco vs Cornish vs Whitefield
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%).
Cornish has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
Whitefield has the most affordable homes ($242k median).
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 | Cornish | Whitefield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,696Highest |
1,803Lowest |
2,157 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+4.7% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52±3.3Highest 16% above ME |
39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
51.9±5.2 16% above ME |
| Casco and Whitefield 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% |
18.2%±3.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.6%±4.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Cornish and Whitefield 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% |
17.4%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
29.1%±4.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Whitefield 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% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
32.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±2.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4%±2 ME: 5.8% |
| Casco and Whitefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,313±$19k 7% below ME |
$69,038±$4kLowest 8% below ME |
$73,875±$10kHighest about the ME average |
| Whitefield and Casco 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 |
$274,200±$84k 8% below ME |
$242,300±$24kLowest 18% 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±$148 5% above ME |
$895±$126Lowest 21% below 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 |
$2,309Lowest 24% below ME |
$2,366 22% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.7%±35.5 ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±22.1Lowest 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% |
6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.1% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90% ME: 74.3% |
82.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest 23% above ME |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
30 minLowest 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 26.6%±10Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
13.5%±6.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Casco and Whitefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 61/MSAD 61 | — | RSU 12 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| 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.