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Chesterville vs Cornish
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Chesterville has the most kids (31.3% under 18).
Cornish has the highest household income ($69k).
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 | Chesterville | Cornish |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,397Highest |
1,024Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.8% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
39.2±13.3Highest 13% below ME |
| Cornish and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 31.3%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 15%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Cornish and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Chesterville and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $61,635±$10kLowest 18% below ME |
$68,686±$2kHighest 8% below ME |
| Cornish and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $214,000±$40k 28% below ME |
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| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,088±$73Lowest 4% below ME |
$1,135±$141Highest about the ME average |
| Cornish and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,194Highest 28% below ME |
$1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.8%±30.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Cornish and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
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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.