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Cornish vs Cornish vs Weld
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 kids (18.2% under 18).
Weld has the most people working from home (15.6%).
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 | Weld |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,024 |
1,803Highest |
459Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
64±6.7Highest 43% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.2%±3.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.9%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Cornish and Weld 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% |
44.4%±12.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21% ME: 36.2% |
42.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cornish 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±$2k 8% below ME |
$69,038±$4kHighest 8% below ME |
$62,083±$11kLowest 17% below ME |
| Cornish 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 |
$268,600±$17kLowest 9% below ME |
| Cornish and Weld 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 |
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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 |
$1,308Lowest 57% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Cornish 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%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.1% ME: 74.3% |
93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958 19 yrs older than ME |
1976Highest 1 yr older than ME |
1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
31 min 27% above ME |
30 minLowest 21% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
15.6%±8.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Weld and Cornish 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.