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Casco vs Cornish vs Wiscasset
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%).
Wiscasset has the shortest commute (25 min average).
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 | Wiscasset |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,696 |
1,803Lowest |
3,874Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52±3.3Highest 16% above ME |
39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
48.8±6.3 9% above ME |
| Casco and Wiscasset 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% |
13.8%±5.4 ME: 18.1% |
| Cornish and Wiscasset 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% |
28%±6.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Wiscasset 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% ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
36.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±2.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Casco and Cornish 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 |
$71,118±$37kHighest 5% below ME |
| Wiscasset 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±$84kLowest 8% below ME |
$325,200±$26k 10% above ME |
| Casco and Wiscasset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,395±$184 22% above ME |
$1,196±$148Lowest 5% above ME |
$1,518±$485Highest 33% above ME |
| Wiscasset and Casco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,085 about the ME average |
$2,309Lowest 24% below ME |
$3,550Highest 17% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.7%±35.5 ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
23.6%±15.4Lowest 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% ME: 10.7% |
5.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 23% above ME |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 26.6%±10Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
21.4%±10.2 ME: 15.9% |
| Casco and Wiscasset 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 | — | — | #108 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 61/MSAD 61 | — | Wiscasset Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Wiscasset Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 7.2 |
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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.