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Cornish vs Durham
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).
Durham has the most people working from home (20.9%).
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 | Durham |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,024Lowest |
4,262Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +8.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
42.6±5.9Highest 5% below ME |
| Durham 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% |
19.7%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Durham 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% |
16.6%±3.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Durham 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% |
34.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.9%±3.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Durham 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±$2kLowest 8% below ME |
$99,181±$5kHighest 33% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $322,200±$34k 9% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$141 about the ME average |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
$3,781Highest 25% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
25%±40.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Durham 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% |
4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
95.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
28 minLowest 13% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
20.9%±5.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #14 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 05 |
| High school in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.