Compare towns
Cornish vs Baldwin vs Chapman vs Chesterville
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 most renters (20.8% rent).
Baldwin has the most people working from home (8.8%).
Chapman has the highest household income ($93k).
Chesterville has the most kids (31.3% 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 | Chesterville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,024 |
1,170 |
388Lowest |
1,397Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -0.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
— | -1.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
50.6±4.6Highest 13% above ME |
45.7±11.4 about the ME average |
37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
| 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%±5.9 ME: 18.1% |
31.3%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Chesterville and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±6.8 ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
27.6%±3.8 ME: 22.4% |
15%±3Lowest 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% |
20.4% 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% |
2.3%±2 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±$8k 9% below ME |
$93,125±$17kHighest 25% above ME |
$61,635±$10kLowest 18% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $263,200±$38kHighest 11% below ME |
$185,700±$22kLowest 37% below ME |
$214,000±$40k 28% below ME |
| Baldwin and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$141Highest about the ME average |
— | — | $1,088±$73Lowest 4% below ME |
| Cornish and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,925 37% below ME |
$2,540Highest 16% below ME |
$1,850Lowest 39% below ME |
$2,194 28% 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% |
21.8%±30.8 ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 8.3% ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89% ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
86.4% 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 |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 29% above ME |
32 minHighest 32% above ME |
23 minLowest 6% below ME |
25 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±3.7 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.