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Charlotte vs Cornish
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Charlotte has the most affordable homes ($141k median).
Cornish has the most people working from home (8.5%).
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 | Charlotte | Cornish |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 377Lowest |
1,803Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.6±3.1Highest 8% above ME |
39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
| Charlotte and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±10.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Charlotte and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±7.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Charlotte and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Charlotte and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $67,813±$18kLowest 9% below ME |
$69,038±$4kHighest 8% below ME |
| Cornish and Charlotte are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $140,800±$30kLowest 53% below ME |
$274,200±$84kHighest 8% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,196±$148 5% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,000Lowest 34% below ME |
$2,309Highest 24% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 22.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 98.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the ME average |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
| Work from home | 2%±2.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
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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.