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Cornish vs Brewer
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 homeowners (79.2%).
Brewer has the most kids (20.9% 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 | Brewer |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,024Lowest |
9,652Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
40.1±4.8Highest 10% below ME |
| Brewer and Cornish 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% |
20.9%±4.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.4%±3.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Brewer and Cornish 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% |
35%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
7.7%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $68,686±$2kHighest 8% below ME |
$66,613±$9kLowest 11% below ME |
| Cornish and Brewer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $245,300±$21k 17% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$141Highest about the ME average |
$1,086±$54Lowest 5% below ME |
| Cornish and Brewer 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 |
$3,374Highest 11% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
55.7%±13.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Brewer and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
59.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1959Highest 18 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
17 minLowest 31% below ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Cornish and Brewer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #32 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | Brewer Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | Brewer High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.0 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.