Compare towns
Cornish vs Carmel 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 most people working from home (7.4%).
Carmel has the highest household income ($82k).
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 | Carmel | Jonesboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,024 |
2,941Highest |
570Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
46.4±4.5Highest 4% above ME |
38.3±13Lowest 15% below ME |
| Carmel 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% |
18.6%±4.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.3%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
| Carmel 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% |
16.5%±5Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.4%±3 ME: 22.4% |
| Carmel and Jonesboro 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% |
17.2% ME: 36.2% |
18.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.9%±1.3 ME: 5.8% |
0.7%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cornish and Carmel 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 |
$82,188±$22kHighest 10% above ME |
$63,750±$14kLowest 15% below ME |
| Carmel and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $256,800±$37kHighest 13% below ME |
$151,400±$75kLowest 49% below ME |
| Carmel and Jonesboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$141 about the ME average |
$1,276±$187Highest 12% above ME |
$1,081±$145Lowest 5% below ME |
| Carmel and Cornish 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 |
$2,662Highest 12% below ME |
$1,253Lowest 59% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±38.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
55.1%±32.6 ME: 48.4% |
| Carmel and Jonesboro 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% |
13.6% ME: 10.7% |
14%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1996Highest 19 yrs newer than ME |
1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
25 min about the ME average |
19 minLowest 22% below ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±4.4 ME: 15.9% |
3.4%±2.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Cornish and Carmel 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 | — | #77 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | Jonesboro Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | None 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.