Compare towns
Cornish vs Baldwin vs Union
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 oldest population (median age 50.6).
Union has the most kids (24.9% 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 | Union |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,024Lowest |
1,170 |
2,663Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -0.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+5.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
50.6±4.6Highest 13% above ME |
41.6±5.3 7% below ME |
| Baldwin and Union 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% |
24.9%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Baldwin and Union 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% ME: 36.2% |
34.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin and Union 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 |
$80,724±$9kHighest 8% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $263,200±$38kLowest 11% below ME |
$267,600±$42kHighest 10% below ME |
| Union and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$141Lowest about the ME average |
— | $1,179±$452Highest 4% above ME |
| Union and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
$2,540 16% below ME |
$3,276Highest 8% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
24.6%±19.8 ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Union 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% |
10.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89%Highest ME: 74.3% |
85.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 29% above ME |
32 minHighest 32% above ME |
29 minLowest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8 ME: 15.9% |
15.9%±5.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Union and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | RSU 40/MSAD 40 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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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.