Compare towns
Chesterville vs Cornish vs Ogunquit vs Porter
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 (17.9% rent).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
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 | Ogunquit | Porter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| People | ||||
| Population | 1,397 |
1,803Highest |
1,379Lowest |
1,746 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
39±8.5 13% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
40.9±7.9 9% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 31.3%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.2%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.8%±4 ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 15%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±3.2 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.4% ME: 36.2% |
21% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
14%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and Porter 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 |
$69,038±$4k 8% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$60,417±$9kLowest 19% below ME |
| Ogunquit 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±$40kLowest 28% below ME |
$274,200±$84k 8% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$226,100±$20k 24% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,088±$73Lowest 4% below ME |
$1,196±$148Highest 5% above ME |
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| 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 |
$2,309 24% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$1,841Lowest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.8%±30.8 ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
43.9%±8.7 ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Porter 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% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.4% ME: 74.3% |
82.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
31 min 27% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
32 minHighest 30% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.5%±5.4 ME: 15.9% |
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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.