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Cornish vs Cornish vs Lisbon vs Baldwin
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).
Lisbon has the most people working from home (18.1%).
Baldwin has the oldest population (median age 50.6).
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 | Lisbon | Baldwin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,024Lowest |
1,803 |
9,750Highest |
1,170 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
+7.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
39±8.5 13% below ME |
38.4±2.9Lowest 14% below ME |
50.6±4.6Highest 13% above ME |
| Baldwin 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% |
18.2%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±3 ME: 18.1% |
| Lisbon 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% |
16.2%±3.2 ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21% ME: 36.2% |
23.4% ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin and Lisbon 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 |
$77,819±$9kHighest 4% above ME |
$68,045±$8kLowest 9% below ME |
| Lisbon and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $274,200±$84kHighest 8% below ME |
$258,300±$26kLowest 13% below ME |
$263,200±$38k 11% below ME |
| Cornish and Baldwin 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 |
$1,196±$148Highest 5% above ME |
$979±$286Lowest 14% below ME |
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| Cornish 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 |
$3,324Highest 9% above ME |
$2,540 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
43.4%±14.2 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Lisbon 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% |
6.3% ME: 10.7% |
5.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2% ME: 74.3% |
82.1% ME: 74.3% |
74.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1976 1 yr older than ME |
1973 4 yrs older than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 29% above ME |
31 min 27% above ME |
29 minLowest 17% above ME |
32 minHighest 32% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
18.1%±9.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Lisbon and Baldwin 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 | — | — | #60 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | — | Lisbon Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | — | — | Lisbon High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 15.8 |
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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.