Compare towns
Corinth vs Somerville vs Canaan
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%).
Somerville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.5%).
Canaan has the oldest population (median age 44.2).
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 | Somerville | Canaan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,990Highest |
837Lowest |
2,063 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.8% ME: +2.6% |
+9.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.7±6 5% below ME |
33.5±11.3Lowest 25% below ME |
44.2±6.1Highest about the ME average |
| Canaan 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% |
28.8%±7Highest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±3.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Somerville 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% |
13.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.8%±4.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Canaan 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%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
25.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
24.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Corinth and Canaan 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 |
$71,250±$15kHighest 5% below ME |
$57,781±$13kLowest 23% below ME |
| Somerville 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 |
$218,100±$41kHighest 26% below ME |
$159,900±$28k 46% below ME |
| Somerville and Canaan 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 |
$1,583±$265Highest 39% above ME |
$922±$252 19% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,381Lowest 55% below ME |
$2,505Highest 17% below ME |
$1,530 50% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.4%±11.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
65.7%±58.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
24.3%±27.3 ME: 48.4% |
| Somerville and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17%Highest ME: 10.7% |
12.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
85.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
85.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Lowest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1989 12 yrs newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 21% above ME |
27 minLowest 9% above ME |
34 minHighest 38% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.6%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.9%±2.3 ME: 15.9% |
3.1%±2.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #102 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | RSU 64/MSAD 64 | RSU 12 | RSU 54/MSAD 54 |
| High school in town | Central High School | None in town | 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.