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Cornish vs Denmark vs Smithfield
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 kids (15.6% under 18).
Smithfield has the most people working from home (22%).
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 | Denmark | Smithfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,024 |
1,054Highest |
856Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +4.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-10.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
54.4±5 21% above ME |
55.8±3.5Highest 25% above ME |
| Smithfield and Denmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.5%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±3.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
10%±3.5Lowest 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% |
29.7%±3.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Denmark and Smithfield 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% |
29.8% ME: 36.2% |
34.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.1%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
3%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Denmark and Smithfield 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 |
$64,167±$10kLowest 14% below ME |
$107,917±$27kHighest 44% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $250,000±$68kHighest 16% below ME |
$242,800±$15kLowest 18% below ME |
| Denmark and Smithfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$141 about the ME average |
$1,409±$207Highest 24% above ME |
$1,109±$358Lowest about the ME average |
| 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 |
$2,259 26% below ME |
$2,866Highest 6% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
90.6%±31Highest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±45.2 ME: 48.4% |
| Denmark and Smithfield 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% |
8.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
92.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
88.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minLowest 29% above ME |
34 minHighest 39% above ME |
33 min 32% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.7%±6.4 ME: 15.9% |
22%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Smithfield and Denmark 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.