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Chesterville vs Perry 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).
Perry has the most people working from home (23.4%).
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 | Perry | Cornish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,397 |
744Lowest |
1,803Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.8% ME: +2.6% |
-9.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
45.5±11.4Highest about the ME average |
39±8.5 13% below ME |
| Perry 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% |
24.1%±4.4 ME: 18.1% |
18.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Chesterville and Perry 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%±6.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Perry 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% |
31.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $61,635±$10kLowest 18% below ME |
$82,056±$4kHighest 10% above ME |
$69,038±$4k 8% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $214,000±$40k 28% below ME |
$196,400±$13kLowest 34% 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±$73Lowest 4% 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 |
$3,132Highest 3% above ME |
$2,309 24% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.8%±30.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
27.3%±100 ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Perry 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% |
4.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.4% ME: 74.3% |
91.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
26 min 6% above ME |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
23.4%±11.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Perry Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| 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.