Compare towns
Chesterville vs Cornish vs Cornish vs Mapleton
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 oldest housing (typical home built 1958).
Mapleton has the highest household income ($92k).
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 | Cornish | Mapleton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,397 |
1,024Lowest |
1,803 |
1,884Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.8% ME: +2.6% |
— | +7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
39±8.5 13% below ME |
41.8±6Highest 7% below ME |
| Mapleton 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% |
18.2%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Chesterville and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 15%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8 ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Mapleton and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.4% ME: 36.2% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21% ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton 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±$2k 8% below ME |
$69,038±$4k 8% below ME |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
| Mapleton and Cornish 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 |
— | $274,200±$84kHighest 8% below ME |
$191,800±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
| Cornish and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,088±$73 4% below ME |
$1,135±$141 about the ME average |
$1,196±$148Highest 5% above ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
| Cornish and Cornish 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 |
$1,925 37% below ME |
$2,309Highest 24% below ME |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.8%±30.8 ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Cornish 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% |
6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.1% ME: 74.3% |
79.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1976 1 yr older than ME |
1977 same as ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
31 min 27% above ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Mapleton and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | — | — | RSU 79/MSAD 01 |
| High school in town | — | — | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.