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Cornish vs Denmark

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 youngest population (median age 39.2).
Denmark has the most people working from home (12.7%).

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.

MeasureCornishDenmark
People
Population
1,024Lowest
1,054Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+4.3%
ME: +2.6%
Median age
39.2±13.3Lowest
13% below ME
54.4±5Highest
21% above ME
Denmark 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%
15.6%±3.3Highest
ME: 18.1%
Denmark 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%
31.8%±7.4Highest
ME: 22.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
16.1%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
29.8%Highest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.1%±1.9Lowest
ME: 5.8%
4.1%±2Highest
ME: 5.8%
Denmark 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±$2kHighest
8% below ME
$64,167±$10kLowest
14% below ME
Cornish and Denmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied —
$250,000±$68k
16% below ME
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,135±$141Lowest
about the ME average
$1,409±$207Highest
24% above ME
Denmark 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
$2,259Highest
26% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
31%±22.9Lowest
ME: 48.4%
90.6%±31Highest
ME: 48.4%
Below poverty line
8.3%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
8.9%Highest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
79.2%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
92.7%Highest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1958Lowest
19 yrs older than ME
1980Highest
3 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
32 minLowest
29% above ME
34 minHighest
39% above ME
Work from home
7.4%±3.7Lowest
ME: 15.9%
12.7%±6.4Highest
ME: 15.9%
Denmark 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.