Compare towns
Cornish vs Cornish vs Mapleton vs Porter
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).
Cornish has the youngest population (median age 39).
Mapleton has the highest household income ($92k).
Porter has the most people working from home (15.5%).
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 | Mapleton | Porter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,024Lowest |
1,803 |
1,884Highest |
1,746 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
41.8±6Highest 7% below ME |
40.9±7.9 9% below ME |
| Mapleton and Porter 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%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.8%±4 ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton 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% |
18.3%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±3.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Porter and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.1% ME: 36.2% |
21% ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
14%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Porter 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 |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$60,417±$9kLowest 19% below ME |
| Mapleton 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 |
$191,800±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
$226,100±$20k 24% below ME |
| Cornish and Porter 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 |
$610±$277Lowest 46% 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 | $1,925 37% below ME |
$2,309Highest 24% below ME |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$1,841 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
43.9%±8.7 ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Porter 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% |
8.9% ME: 10.7% |
9.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.1% ME: 74.3% |
79.9% ME: 74.3% |
87.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1976 1 yr older than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 29% above ME |
31 min 27% above ME |
28 minLowest 13% above ME |
32 minHighest 30% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
15.5%±5.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Porter and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | — | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | — |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.