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Cornish vs Baldwin vs Chapman
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cornish has the youngest population (median age 39.2).
Baldwin has the most people working from home (8.8%).
Chapman has the most kids (27.6% under 18).
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 | Cornish | Baldwin | Chapman |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,024 |
1,170Highest |
388Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -0.3% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
50.6±4.6Highest 13% above ME |
45.7±11.4 about the ME average |
| Baldwin and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±3 ME: 18.1% |
27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
27.6%±3.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Baldwin and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,686±$2k 8% below ME |
$68,045±$8kLowest 9% below ME |
$93,125±$17kHighest 25% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $263,200±$38kHighest 11% below ME |
$185,700±$22kLowest 37% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$141 about the ME average |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,925 37% below ME |
$2,540Highest 16% below ME |
$1,850Lowest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9 ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89% ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 29% above ME |
32 minHighest 32% above ME |
23 minLowest 6% below ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Baldwin and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.