Compare towns
Corinth vs Brownfield vs Charleston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Corinth has the most affordable homes ($136k median).
Brownfield has the most expensive homes ($288k median).
Charleston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.1%).
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 | Corinth | Brownfield | Charleston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,990Highest |
1,830 |
1,117Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.1% ME: +2.6% |
+10.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.7±6 5% below ME |
39.9±6.8Lowest 11% below ME |
45.4±5.9Highest about the ME average |
| Charleston and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23%±4.9 ME: 18.1% |
26.7%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.4%±5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Brownfield and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.3%±3.9 ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±1.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
11.5%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Brownfield and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.2% ME: 36.2% |
25.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
12.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.7%±0.9 ME: 5.8% |
0.4%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,229±$5k 14% below ME |
$60,889±$5kLowest 19% below ME |
$75,250±$20kHighest about the ME average |
| Charleston and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $135,800±$31kLowest 54% below ME |
$287,500±$36kHighest 3% below ME |
$226,500±$17k 24% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $883±$157Lowest 22% below ME |
$1,617±$554Highest 42% above ME |
$988±$870 13% below ME |
| Brownfield and Charleston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,381Lowest 55% below ME |
$2,976Highest about the ME average |
$1,811 40% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.4%±11.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
61.8%±43.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
45.5%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| Brownfield and Charleston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.1% ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.7% ME: 74.3% |
92.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 21% above ME |
44 minHighest 80% above ME |
26 minLowest 5% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.6%±5.8 ME: 15.9% |
9.5%±4.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
16.6%±8.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Charleston and Corinth 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 | #102 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | RSU 64/MSAD 64 | RSU 72/MSAD 72 | — |
| High school in town | Central High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.3 |
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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.