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Cornish vs Cornish vs Kennebunk vs Canton
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).
Cornish has the most homeowners (82.1%).
Kennebunk has the most people working from home (32.5%).
Canton has the most kids (20.4% 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 | Cornish | Kennebunk | Canton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,024Lowest |
1,803 |
11,820Highest |
1,191 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
+6.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+13.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
54.6±3.3Highest 22% above ME |
41.4±7.2 8% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.2%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
17.7%±3 ME: 18.1% |
20.4%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Canton and Cornish 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% |
17.4%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
30%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±6.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Kennebunk and Canton 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% |
21% ME: 36.2% |
51.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.5 ME: 5.8% |
| Cornish and Kennebunk 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 |
$69,038±$4k 8% below ME |
$107,804±$8kHighest 44% above ME |
$52,458±$35kLowest 30% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $274,200±$84k 8% below ME |
$487,700±$21kHighest 64% above ME |
$165,000±$50kLowest 44% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$141 about the ME average |
$1,196±$148 5% above ME |
$1,425±$290Highest 25% above ME |
$485±$18Lowest 57% below ME |
| Kennebunk 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 |
$2,309 24% below ME |
$4,999Highest 65% above ME |
$2,277 25% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
37.1%±10.9 ME: 48.4% |
88.9%±33.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Canton and Cornish 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% |
6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.3% ME: 10.7% |
8.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
80.6% ME: 74.3% |
81.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1976 1 yr older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1975 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 29% above ME |
31 min 27% above ME |
27 minLowest 9% above ME |
35 minHighest 42% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
32.5%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
16.1%±6.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #9 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | — | RSU 21 | — |
| High school in town | — | — | Kennebunk High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.6 |
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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.