Compare towns
Corinna vs Readfield vs Benton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Corinna has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1%).
Readfield has the most people working from home (24.3%).
Benton has the shortest commute (20 min average).
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 | Readfield | Benton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,192Lowest |
2,651 |
2,770Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
0% ME: +2.6% |
-0.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.6±4.9Lowest 5% below ME |
48.1±7.6Highest 7% above ME |
42.8±6 4% below ME |
| Readfield and Benton 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% |
18.7%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.9%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Corinna and Benton 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% |
22.3%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
21%±3.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Readfield and Benton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
48.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.2%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Readfield and Benton 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 |
$86,504±$8kHighest 16% above ME |
$61,437±$5k 18% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $163,200±$25kLowest 45% below ME |
$326,400±$20kHighest 10% above ME |
$176,700±$23k 40% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $938±$599Lowest 18% below ME |
$1,125±$844Highest about the ME average |
$1,110±$123 about the ME average |
| Readfield and Benton 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 |
$3,392Highest 12% above ME |
$1,758 42% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.4%±27 ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
65.7%±22.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Benton and Corinna 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% |
5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.6% ME: 74.3% |
89.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
30 min 20% above ME |
20 minLowest 21% below ME |
| Work from home | 13%±6 ME: 15.9% |
24.3%±14.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.7%±4.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Readfield and Corinna 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 | — | #20 of 133 in ME | #85 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 38 | RSU 49/MSAD 49 |
| High school in town | — | Maranacook Community High Sch | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.5 |
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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.