Compare towns
Chesterville vs Limerick vs Cornish 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).
Limerick has the highest household income ($101k).
Cornish has the most renters (17.9% rent).
Porter has the most people working from home (15.5%).
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 | Limerick | Cornish | Porter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,397Lowest |
3,400Highest |
1,803 |
1,746 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5% ME: +2.6% |
+6.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
40.4±9.2 10% below ME |
39±8.5 13% below ME |
40.9±7.9Highest 9% below ME |
| Porter and Limerick 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% |
18.7%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
18.2%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
16.8%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 15%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±3.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Porter 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% |
27.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21% ME: 36.2% |
14%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Porter 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±$10k 18% below ME |
$101,172±$15kHighest 35% above ME |
$69,038±$4k 8% below ME |
$60,417±$9kLowest 19% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $214,000±$40kLowest 28% below ME |
$269,400±$29k 9% below ME |
$274,200±$84kHighest 8% below ME |
$226,100±$20k 24% below ME |
| Cornish and Limerick 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 |
$1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
$1,196±$148 5% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,194 28% below ME |
$2,520Highest 17% below ME |
$2,309 24% below ME |
$1,841Lowest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.8%±30.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2 ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5Highest 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% |
6.9% ME: 10.7% |
6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.4% ME: 74.3% |
89.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
38 minHighest 53% above ME |
31 min 27% above ME |
32 min 30% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7 ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
15.5%±5.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Porter and Limerick 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.