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Chesterville vs Lisbon 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).
Lisbon has the most people working from home (33.9%).
Cornish has the most expensive homes ($274k median).
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 | Lisbon | Cornish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,397Lowest |
3,612Highest |
1,803 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
— | +7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.8±4 16% below ME |
37.4±1.5Lowest 17% below ME |
39±8.5Highest 13% below ME |
| Cornish and Chesterville 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% |
25.4%±5.9 ME: 18.1% |
18.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Chesterville and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15%±3 ME: 22.4% |
12.4%±3.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Cornish and Chesterville 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% |
27.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Lisbon 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 |
$86,221±$14kHighest 15% above ME |
$69,038±$4k 8% below ME |
| Lisbon 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 |
$237,200±$50k 20% below ME |
$274,200±$84kHighest 8% below ME |
| Cornish and Lisbon 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 |
$805±$259Lowest 29% 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 | $2,194Lowest 28% below ME |
$3,229Highest 6% above ME |
$2,309 24% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.8%±30.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
59.6%±23.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Lisbon 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% |
7.1% ME: 10.7% |
6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
77.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min about the ME average |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
33.9%±24.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Lisbon 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 | — | #60 of 133 in ME | — |
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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.