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Chesterville vs Cornish vs Baldwin
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 most renters (20.8% rent).
Baldwin has the oldest population (median age 50.6).
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 | Baldwin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,397Highest |
1,024Lowest |
1,170 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
— | -0.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
50.6±4.6Highest 13% above ME |
| Baldwin and Cornish 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% |
12.1%±3 ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 15%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8 ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.4% ME: 36.2% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin and Chesterville 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 |
$68,045±$8k 9% below ME |
| Cornish and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $214,000±$40kLowest 28% below ME |
— | $263,200±$38kHighest 11% below ME |
| Baldwin and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| 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 | $2,194 28% below ME |
$1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
$2,540Highest 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.8%±30.8 ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9Lowest 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% ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.4% ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
32 min 29% above ME |
32 minHighest 32% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Baldwin and Cornish 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.