Compare towns
Cornish vs Eliot vs Ogunquit vs Jonesboro
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).
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
Jonesboro has the shortest commute (19 min average).
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 | Ogunquit | Jonesboro |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,024 |
7,146Highest |
1,379 |
570Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +8.3% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
50.8±5.9 13% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
38.3±13Lowest 15% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 10.5%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
16.3%±3.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.3%±4.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.8%±6.2 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.4%±3 ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit and Eliot 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% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
18.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.7%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit 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±$2k 8% below ME |
$101,522±$10k 36% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$63,750±$14kLowest 15% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $498,900±$62k 68% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$151,400±$75kLowest 49% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$141 about the ME average |
$1,948±$471Highest 71% above ME |
— | $1,081±$145Lowest 5% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,925 37% below ME |
$4,549Highest 50% above ME |
$4,473 47% above ME |
$1,253Lowest 59% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
55.1%±20.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
55.1%±32.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 8.3% ME: 10.7% |
4.8% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
14%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.8% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
23 min 9% below ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
19 minLowest 22% below ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
17.4%±4.7 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.4%±2.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #19 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | — | RSU 35/MSAD 35 | — | Jonesboro Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.