Compare towns
Chesterville vs Cornish vs Lee
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).
Lee has the most people working from home (11.9%).
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 | Lee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,397Highest |
1,024 |
925Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
— | -0.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
51.5±11.5Highest 15% above ME |
| Lee 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% |
21.8%±4.9 ME: 18.1% |
| Chesterville and Lee 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% |
24.5%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Lee 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%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.1% ME: 36.2% |
14.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Lee 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±$10k 18% below ME |
$68,686±$2kHighest 8% below ME |
$49,886±$5kLowest 33% 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±$40kHighest 28% below ME |
— | $174,500±$25kLowest 41% below ME |
| Chesterville and Lee 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 | $2,194Highest 28% below ME |
$1,925 37% below ME |
$1,547Lowest 49% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.8%±30.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
80%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Lee and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12% ME: 10.7% |
8.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
19.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.4% ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
97%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 |
35 minHighest 41% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
11.9%±4.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Lee and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | RSU 30/MSAD 30 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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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.