Compare towns
Corinth vs Jay vs Corinna
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 people working from home (15.6%).
Jay has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Corinna has grown the fastest since 2010 (+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 | Jay | Corinna |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,990 |
4,657Highest |
2,192Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.8% ME: +2.6% |
-4.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.7±6Highest 5% below ME |
39.5±5.1Lowest 12% below ME |
42.6±4.9 5% below ME |
| Corinth and Corinna 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% |
17.5%±5.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21%±5 ME: 18.1% |
| Corinth and Corinna 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% |
19.3%±4.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
19%±3.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Jay and Corinna 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% |
29.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Jay and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,229±$5k 14% below ME |
$70,238±$19kHighest 6% below ME |
$56,547±$12kLowest 24% below ME |
| Jay 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 |
$168,600±$27kHighest 43% below ME |
$163,200±$25k 45% below ME |
| Jay and Corinna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $883±$157 22% below ME |
$759±$141Lowest 33% below ME |
$938±$599Highest 18% below ME |
| Corinna and Corinth 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 |
$2,245Highest 26% below ME |
$1,565 48% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.4%±11.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
27.2%±28.8 ME: 48.4% |
43.4%±27Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Corinna and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.4% ME: 10.7% |
9.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.7% ME: 74.3% |
86.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 21% above ME |
21 minLowest 13% below ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.6%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±5.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
13%±6 ME: 15.9% |
| Corinth 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 | #102 of 133 in ME | #86 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 64/MSAD 64 | RSU 73 | — |
| High school in town | Central High School | Spruce Mountain High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.3Highest |
12.7Lowest |
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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.