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Chesterville vs Cornish vs Denmark
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
Denmark has the most people working from home (12.7%).
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 | Denmark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,397 |
1,803Highest |
1,054Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+4.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
39±8.5 13% below ME |
54.4±5Highest 21% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 31.3%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.2%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 15%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
31.8%±7.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21% ME: 36.2% |
29.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
4.1%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Denmark 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 |
$69,038±$4kHighest 8% below ME |
$64,167±$10k 14% below ME |
| Cornish and Denmark 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 |
$274,200±$84kHighest 8% below ME |
$250,000±$68k 16% below ME |
| Cornish and Denmark 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 |
$1,196±$148 5% above ME |
$1,409±$207Highest 24% above ME |
| Denmark and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,194Lowest 28% below ME |
$2,309Highest 24% below ME |
$2,259 26% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.8%±30.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
90.6%±31Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Denmark 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% |
6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.4% ME: 74.3% |
82.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
92.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
31 min 27% above ME |
34 minHighest 39% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
12.7%±6.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Denmark 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.