Compare towns
Cornish vs Brunswick vs Jonesboro
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 oldest housing (typical home built 1958).
Brunswick has the most people working from home (19.8%).
Jonesboro has the shortest commute (19 min average).
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 | Brunswick | Jonesboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,024 |
22,336Highest |
570Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +7.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
40±2.8Highest 11% below ME |
38.3±13Lowest 15% below ME |
| Brunswick 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% |
17.2%±2.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.3%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
| Brunswick and Jonesboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.9%±2.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.4%±3 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
53.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
18.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
13.3%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.7%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,686±$2k 8% below ME |
$74,952±$6kHighest about the ME average |
$63,750±$14kLowest 15% below ME |
| Brunswick and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $376,300±$15kHighest 27% above ME |
$151,400±$75kLowest 49% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$141 about the ME average |
$1,469±$99Highest 29% above ME |
$1,081±$145Lowest 5% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,925 37% below ME |
$4,756Highest 57% above ME |
$1,253Lowest 59% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±8.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
55.1%±32.6 ME: 48.4% |
| Brunswick and Jonesboro 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% |
7.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
14%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2% ME: 74.3% |
71.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
23 min 5% below ME |
19 minLowest 22% below ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
19.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.4%±2.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #30 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | Brunswick Public Schools · Brunswick-Region 10 | Jonesboro Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | Brunswick High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.9 |
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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.