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Cornish vs Chapman
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%).
Chapman has the most kids (27.6% 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 | Chapman |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,024Highest |
388Lowest |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
45.7±11.4Highest about the ME average |
| Chapman 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% |
27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.6%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Chapman and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $68,686±$2kLowest 8% below ME |
$93,125±$17kHighest 25% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $185,700±$22k 37% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$141 about the ME average |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,925Highest 37% below ME |
$1,850Lowest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
23 minLowest 6% below ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Cornish and Chapman 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.