Compare towns
Corinth vs Cushing vs Rome
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).
Cushing has the most expensive homes ($410k median).
Rome has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.7%).
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 | Cushing | Rome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,990Highest |
1,460 |
1,215Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.8% ME: +2.6% |
-2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+13.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.7±6Lowest 5% below ME |
48.8±7.7Highest 9% above ME |
48.3±9.2 8% above ME |
| Cushing and Rome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.1%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.4%±6.3 ME: 18.1% |
| Corinth and Rome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.3%±3.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.5%±0.9 ME: 22.4% |
24.7%±9.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Rome and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
38.4% ME: 36.2% |
39.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±4.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Rome and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,229±$5kLowest 14% below ME |
$83,500±$19kHighest 12% above ME |
$77,639±$25k 4% above ME |
| Cushing and Rome 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 |
$409,800±$44kHighest 38% above ME |
$329,300±$36k 11% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $883±$157Lowest 22% below ME |
$1,553±$376Highest 36% above ME |
$1,150±$56 about the ME average |
| Cushing and Rome 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 |
$3,944Highest 30% above ME |
$1,829 40% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.4%±11.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
33.7%±19.6 ME: 48.4% |
54.2%±59.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Rome and Cushing 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% |
7.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.7% ME: 74.3% |
91.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Lowest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
1986Lowest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 21% above ME |
23 minLowest 5% below ME |
30 minHighest 21% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.6%±5.8 ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±6.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Cushing 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 13 | — |
| 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.