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Corinna vs Exeter vs Springfield
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%).
Exeter has the highest household income ($84k).
Springfield has the most affordable homes ($123k 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 | Corinna | Exeter | Springfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,192Highest |
1,093 |
310Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-11.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 42.6±4.9Lowest 5% below ME |
52.6±7.7Highest 17% above ME |
52.4±7 17% above ME |
| Exeter and Springfield 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% |
18.1%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Corinna and Springfield 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% |
23.9%±11.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.6%±5.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Exeter and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.4% ME: 36.2% |
15%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
17.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.3 ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.6%±3.7Lowest 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 |
$60,833±$23k 19% below ME |
| Exeter and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $163,200±$25k 45% below ME |
$166,700±$39kHighest 44% below ME |
$122,500±$28kLowest 59% 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 |
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| Exeter and Corinna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,565 48% below ME |
$1,602Highest 47% below ME |
$1,067Lowest 65% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.4%±27Highest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±73.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
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| 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% ME: 10.7% |
5.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.1% ME: 74.3% |
96.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Lowest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 29% above ME |
35 minHighest 43% above ME |
30 minLowest 21% above ME |
| Work from home | 13%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.3%±5.7 ME: 15.9% |
9.6%±5.2Lowest 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.