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Cornish vs Cornish vs Monroe
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 shortest commute (31 min average).
Monroe has the most people working from home (11.8%).
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 | Monroe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,024 |
1,803Highest |
1,001Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+4.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
43.5±7Highest about the ME average |
| Monroe 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% |
23.7%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Monroe 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% |
22.6%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Monroe and Cornish 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% |
29.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±4.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Monroe 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 |
$69,038±$4k 8% below ME |
$81,300±$7kHighest 9% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $274,200±$84kHighest 8% below ME |
$220,300±$57kLowest 26% below ME |
| Cornish and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$141Lowest about the ME average |
$1,196±$148Highest 5% above ME |
$1,165±$152 about the ME average |
| Cornish and Monroe 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 |
$2,309Highest 24% below ME |
$2,207 27% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
50.9%±47.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Monroe 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% |
11.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.1% 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 |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
31 minLowest 27% above ME |
32 min 28% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
11.8%±4.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Monroe and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | RSU 03/MSAD 03 |
| High school 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.