Compare towns
Corinna vs Appleton vs St. Albans
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Corinna has the most people working from home (13%).
Appleton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.2%).
St. Albans has the highest household income ($66k).
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 | Corinna | Appleton | St. Albans |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,192Highest |
1,360Lowest |
1,831 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.6±4.9Lowest 5% below ME |
49.2±7.4 10% above ME |
54.3±7Highest 21% above ME |
| St. Albans and Appleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21%±5Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.3%±2.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.8%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Corinna and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19%±3.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.1%±9.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
26.1%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.3 ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±2.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Appleton and Corinna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,547±$12k 24% below ME |
$53,618±$19kLowest 28% below ME |
$65,600±$23kHighest 12% below ME |
| St. Albans and Corinna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $163,200±$25kLowest 45% below ME |
$235,600±$33kHighest 21% below ME |
$194,000±$28k 35% below ME |
| Appleton and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $938±$599Lowest 18% below ME |
$1,104±$82Highest 3% below ME |
$1,056±$662 7% below ME |
| Appleton and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,565Lowest 48% below ME |
$3,588Highest 18% above ME |
$1,915 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.4%±27Lowest ME: 48.4% |
85.4%±100 ME: 48.4% |
85.5%±99.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| St. Albans and Appleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17.7% ME: 10.7% |
9.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
23.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
85.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Lowest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 29% above ME |
30 minLowest 23% above ME |
33 minHighest 34% above ME |
| Work from home | 13%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.1%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
10.3%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Corinna and Appleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Appleton 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.