Compare towns
Cornish vs Ellsworth vs Baldwin
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).
Ellsworth has the most kids (18.4% under 18).
Baldwin has the most people working from home (8.8%).
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 | Ellsworth | Baldwin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,024Lowest |
8,657Highest |
1,170 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +8.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
43±2.4 4% below ME |
50.6±4.6Highest 13% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.4%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±3 ME: 18.1% |
| Ellsworth and Baldwin 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% |
22.1%±3.3 ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Baldwin and Ellsworth 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% |
39.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,686±$2k 8% below ME |
$77,375±$18kHighest 4% above ME |
$68,045±$8kLowest 9% below ME |
| Ellsworth and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $242,300±$22kLowest 18% below ME |
$263,200±$38kHighest 11% below ME |
| Baldwin and Ellsworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$141Highest about the ME average |
$1,017±$195Lowest 11% below ME |
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| Cornish and Ellsworth 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 |
$3,262Highest 7% above ME |
$2,540 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
62.1%±15.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Ellsworth and Cornish 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% |
9.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2% ME: 74.3% |
66.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 29% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
32 minHighest 32% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Baldwin and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #63 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | Ellsworth Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | — | Ellsworth High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.7 |
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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.