Compare towns
Cornish vs Cushing vs Unity
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).
Cushing has the oldest population (median age 48.8).
Unity has the youngest population (median age 27.5).
Unity is a college town. 30% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Unity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,024Lowest |
1,460 |
1,858Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
48.8±7.7Highest 9% above ME |
27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
| Cushing 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% |
17.1%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
14%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Cushing and Unity 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%±0.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
11.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Cushing 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% |
38.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,686±$2k 8% below ME |
$83,500±$19kHighest 12% above ME |
$62,857±$6kLowest 16% below ME |
| Cushing and Cornish 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 |
$206,900±$28kLowest 30% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$141 about the ME average |
$1,553±$376Highest 36% above ME |
$873±$73Lowest 23% below ME |
| Cushing 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 |
$3,944Highest 30% above ME |
$2,510 17% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
33.7%±19.6 ME: 48.4% |
44.8%±13Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Unity 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% |
17.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2% ME: 74.3% |
84.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
23 min 5% below ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±6.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6 ME: 15.9% |
| Cushing and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 13 | RSU 03/MSAD 03 · Ecology Learning Center |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Ecology Learning Ctr |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.4 |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.