Compare towns
Chesterville vs Limestone vs Cornish
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).
Limestone has the most people working from home (14.5%).
Cornish has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
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 | Limestone | Cornish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,397Lowest |
1,579 |
1,803Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.8% ME: +2.6% |
-34.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
45.3±4.9Highest about the ME average |
39±8.5 13% below ME |
| Limestone 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% |
20.7%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
18.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Chesterville and Limestone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.7%±3.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Limestone 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% |
20.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
9.5%±4.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $61,635±$10k 18% below ME |
$49,938±$8kLowest 33% below ME |
$69,038±$4kHighest 8% 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±$40k 28% below ME |
$98,400±$18kLowest 67% below ME |
$274,200±$84kHighest 8% below ME |
| Cornish and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,088±$73 4% below ME |
$754±$233Lowest 34% below ME |
$1,196±$148Highest 5% above ME |
| 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 |
$1,332Lowest 56% below ME |
$2,309Highest 24% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.8%±30.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
32%±12.4 ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Limestone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12% ME: 10.7% |
16.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
61.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
1976 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min about the ME average |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±5.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Limestone and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics · Limestone Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | — | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.6 |
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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.