Compare towns
Chesterville vs Cornish vs Sidney
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).
Sidney has the most people working from home (14.3%).
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 | Sidney |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,397Lowest |
1,803 |
4,790Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5% ME: +2.6% |
+10.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
39±8.5 13% below ME |
43±5.5Highest 4% below ME |
| Sidney 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% |
18.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.1%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Chesterville and Sidney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
18.4%±3.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Sidney 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%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21% ME: 36.2% |
33.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cornish 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 |
$69,038±$4k 8% below ME |
$83,488±$10kHighest 12% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $214,000±$40kLowest 28% below ME |
$274,200±$84k 8% below ME |
$336,200±$34kHighest 13% above ME |
| Sidney and Cornish 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 |
$1,340±$304Highest 18% above ME |
| Sidney 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 |
$2,309 24% below ME |
$2,474Highest 19% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.8%±30.8 ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.4%±17.5Lowest 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% |
6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.4% ME: 74.3% |
82.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1996Highest 19 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min about the ME average |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 7.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
14.3%±5.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Sidney and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #15 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | — | RSU 18 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.