Compare towns
Cornish vs Ellsworth 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 most people working from home (7.4%).
Ellsworth has the most renters (33.3% rent).
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 | Ellsworth | Jonesboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,024 |
8,657Highest |
570Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +8.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
43±2.4Highest 4% below ME |
38.3±13Lowest 15% below ME |
| Ellsworth 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% |
18.4%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.3%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
| Ellsworth and Jonesboro 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%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.4%±3 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
39.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
18.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.7%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Ellsworth 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 |
$77,375±$18kHighest 4% above ME |
$63,750±$14kLowest 15% 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±$22kHighest 18% below ME |
$151,400±$75kLowest 49% below ME |
| Ellsworth and Jonesboro 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 |
$1,081±$145 5% below ME |
| Cornish and Jonesboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,925 37% below ME |
$3,262Highest 7% above ME |
$1,253Lowest 59% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
62.1%±15.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
55.1%±32.6 ME: 48.4% |
| Ellsworth and Jonesboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9.3% ME: 10.7% |
14%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2% ME: 74.3% |
66.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
25 min about the ME average |
19 minLowest 22% below ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±2.8 ME: 15.9% |
3.4%±2.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Cornish and Ellsworth 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 | Jonesboro Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | Ellsworth High School | None in town |
| 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.