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Corinth vs Exeter vs Warren

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 kids (23% under 18).
Exeter has the oldest population (median age 52.6).
Warren has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.4%).

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.

MeasureCorinthExeterWarren
People
Population
2,990
1,093Lowest
4,932Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+0.8%
ME: +2.6%
-11.8%Lowest
ME: +2.6%
+2.4%Highest
ME: +2.6%
Median age
42.7±6
5% below ME
52.6±7.7Highest
17% above ME
42.2±2.2Lowest
6% below ME
Exeter and Corinth 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%
9%±3.1Lowest
ME: 18.1%
13.9%±5.1
ME: 18.1%
Corinth and Warren 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%
23.9%±11.4Highest
ME: 22.4%
12%±3.2Lowest
ME: 22.4%
Exeter 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%
15%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
21.4%Highest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.3%±1.5Lowest
ME: 5.8%
3.4%±2.1
ME: 5.8%
5%±1.9Highest
ME: 5.8%
Warren and Exeter 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
$84,408±$12kHighest
13% above ME
$74,616±$21k
about the ME average
Exeter and Warren 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
$166,700±$39k
44% below ME
$232,700±$32kHighest
22% below ME
Warren and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$883±$157Lowest
22% below ME
$995±$386
13% below ME
$1,125±$456Highest
about the ME average
Warren and Exeter 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
$1,602
47% below ME
$2,832Highest
7% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
23.4%±11.6Lowest
ME: 48.4%
33.3%±73.8
ME: 48.4%
52.1%±29.8Highest
ME: 48.4%
Warren and Exeter 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%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
82.2%
ME: 74.3%
93.1%Highest
ME: 74.3%
81.3%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1986
9 yrs newer than ME
1991Highest
14 yrs newer than ME
1981Lowest
4 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
30 min
21% above ME
35 minHighest
43% above ME
23 minLowest
8% below ME
Work from home
15.6%±5.8Highest
ME: 15.9%
10.3%±5.7Lowest
ME: 15.9%
11.6%±9.3
ME: 15.9%
Corinth and Warren 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 — #120 of 133 in ME
School district RSU 64/MSAD 64 — RSU 40/MSAD 40
High school in town Central High School — None in town
Students per teacherat that high school
14.3
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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.