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Corinna vs Exeter

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 kids (21% under 18).
Exeter has the highest household income ($84k).

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.

MeasureCorinnaExeter
People
Population
2,192Highest
1,093Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+1%Highest
ME: +2.6%
-11.8%Lowest
ME: +2.6%
Median age
42.6±4.9Lowest
5% below ME
52.6±7.7Highest
17% above ME
Exeter and Corinna 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%
9%±3.1Lowest
ME: 18.1%
Age 65+
19%±3.3Lowest
ME: 22.4%
23.9%±11.4Highest
ME: 22.4%
Exeter and Corinna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
15.4%Highest
ME: 36.2%
15%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2%±1.3Lowest
ME: 5.8%
3.4%±2.1Highest
ME: 5.8%
Exeter 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±$12kLowest
24% below ME
$84,408±$12kHighest
13% above ME
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$163,200±$25kLowest
45% below ME
$166,700±$39kHighest
44% below ME
Exeter and Corinna 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
$995±$386Highest
13% below ME
Exeter and Corinna 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
$1,602Highest
47% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
43.4%±27Highest
ME: 48.4%
33.3%±73.8Lowest
ME: 48.4%
Corinna and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
17.7%Highest
ME: 10.7%
8.1%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
86.6%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
93.1%Highest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1985Lowest
8 yrs newer than ME
1991Highest
14 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
32 minLowest
29% above ME
35 minHighest
43% above ME
Work from home
13%±6Highest
ME: 15.9%
10.3%±5.7Lowest
ME: 15.9%
Corinna and Exeter 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.