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Corinth vs Newfield

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%).
Newfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.3%).

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.

MeasureCorinthNewfield
People
Population
2,990Highest
1,580Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+0.8%Lowest
ME: +2.6%
+8.3%Highest
ME: +2.6%
Median age
42.7±6Lowest
5% below ME
52.8±8.1Highest
18% above ME
Newfield 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%
12.6%±3.8Lowest
ME: 18.1%
Age 65+
16.3%±3.9Lowest
ME: 22.4%
26.9%±6Highest
ME: 22.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
20.2%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
21.8%Highest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.3%±1.5Highest
ME: 5.8%
2.7%±2Lowest
ME: 5.8%
Corinth and Newfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$64,229±$5kHighest
14% below ME
$57,188±$20kLowest
23% below ME
Corinth and Newfield 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
$318,100±$27kHighest
7% above ME
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$883±$157
22% below ME
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$1,381Lowest
55% below ME
$2,402Highest
21% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
23.4%±11.6Lowest
ME: 48.4%
33.3%±100Highest
ME: 48.4%
Newfield and Corinth 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%
10.5%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
82.2%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
96.7%Highest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1986Highest
9 yrs newer than ME
1977Lowest
same as ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
30 minLowest
21% above ME
49 minHighest
98% above ME
Work from home
15.6%±5.8Highest
ME: 15.9%
6.1%±3.3Lowest
ME: 15.9%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #102 of 133 in ME —
School district RSU 64/MSAD 64 RSU 57/MSAD 57
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.