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Cornish vs Eliot vs Cornish
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).
Eliot has the most people working from home (17.4%).
Cornish has the most kids (18.2% 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 | Eliot | Cornish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,024Lowest |
7,146Highest |
1,803 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +8.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
50.8±5.9Highest 13% above ME |
39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
| Eliot 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% |
16.3%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
18.2%±3.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Cornish and Eliot 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% |
27.8%±6.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Eliot 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% |
43.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cornish 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 |
$101,522±$10kHighest 36% above ME |
$69,038±$4k 8% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $498,900±$62kHighest 68% above ME |
$274,200±$84kLowest 8% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$141Lowest about the ME average |
$1,948±$471Highest 71% above ME |
$1,196±$148 5% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
$4,549Highest 50% above ME |
$2,309 24% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
55.1%±20.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Eliot and Cornish 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% |
4.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.8% ME: 74.3% |
82.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1976 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
23 minLowest 9% below ME |
31 min 27% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.4%±4.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #19 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 35/MSAD 35 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| 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.