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Corinna vs Thorndike vs Porter
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 affordable homes ($163k median).
Thorndike has the most people working from home (44.7%).
Porter has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.8%).
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 | Thorndike | Porter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,192Highest |
1,403Lowest |
1,746 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1% ME: +2.6% |
-13%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.6±4.9Highest 5% below ME |
19.3±23.6Lowest 57% below ME |
40.9±7.9 9% below ME |
| Corinna and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21%±5 ME: 18.1% |
49.8%±28.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.8%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Thorndike and Corinna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19%±3.3 ME: 22.4% |
11.7%±6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±3.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Porter 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% ME: 36.2% |
25.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
14%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.3 ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Porter 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 |
$78,438±$14kHighest 5% above ME |
$60,417±$9k 19% below ME |
| Thorndike and Porter 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 |
$205,600±$88k 31% below ME |
$226,100±$20kHighest 24% below ME |
| Porter and Thorndike are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $938±$599Highest 18% below ME |
$836±$317Lowest 27% below ME |
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| Corinna and Thorndike 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 |
$2,537Highest 16% below ME |
$1,841 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.4%±27 ME: 48.4% |
36%±62.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
43.9%±8.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Porter 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% |
6.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.2% ME: 74.3% |
87.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minLowest 29% above ME |
36 minHighest 46% above ME |
32 min 30% above ME |
| Work from home | 13%±6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
44.7%±35.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.5%±5.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Thorndike and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | — |
| High school in town | — | Mt View High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.7 |
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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.