Compare towns
Cornish vs Cushing vs Rome vs Chesterville
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).
Cushing has the most people working from home (18.5%).
Rome has the most homeowners (91.9%).
Chesterville has the most kids (31.3% 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 | Cushing | Rome | Chesterville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,024Lowest |
1,460Highest |
1,215 |
1,397 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+13.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
48.8±7.7Highest 9% above ME |
48.3±9.2 8% above ME |
37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
| Cushing and Rome 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% |
17.1%±4 ME: 18.1% |
21.4%±6.3 ME: 18.1% |
31.3%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Chesterville and Rome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±6.8 ME: 22.4% |
20.5%±0.9 ME: 22.4% |
24.7%±9.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
15%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Rome and Cushing 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% |
38.4% ME: 36.2% |
39.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±4.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
| Rome and Cushing 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 |
$83,500±$19kHighest 12% above ME |
$77,639±$25k 4% above ME |
$61,635±$10kLowest 18% below ME |
| Cushing and Rome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $409,800±$44kHighest 38% above ME |
$329,300±$36k 11% above ME |
$214,000±$40kLowest 28% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$141 about the ME average |
$1,553±$376Highest 36% above ME |
$1,150±$56 about the ME average |
$1,088±$73Lowest 4% below ME |
| Cushing and Rome 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 |
$3,944Highest 30% above ME |
$1,829Lowest 40% below ME |
$2,194 28% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
33.7%±19.6 ME: 48.4% |
54.2%±59.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
21.8%±30.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Rome and Cushing 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% |
7.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.3% ME: 10.7% |
12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.7% ME: 74.3% |
91.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
86.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
23 minLowest 5% below ME |
30 min 21% above ME |
25 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±6.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | RSU 13 | — | — |
| 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.