Compare towns
Cornish vs Exeter vs Baldwin 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 renters (20.8% rent).
Exeter has the highest household income ($84k).
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 | Exeter | Baldwin | Jonesboro |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,024 |
1,093 |
1,170Highest |
570Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -11.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-0.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.7% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
52.6±7.7Highest 17% above ME |
50.6±4.6 13% above ME |
38.3±13Lowest 15% below ME |
| Exeter and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 10.5%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
9%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±3 ME: 18.1% |
16.3%±4.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Jonesboro 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% |
23.9%±11.4 ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.4%±3 ME: 22.4% |
| Baldwin and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.1% ME: 36.2% |
15%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
18.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.7%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin and Exeter 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 |
$84,408±$12kHighest 13% above ME |
$68,045±$8k 9% below ME |
$63,750±$14kLowest 15% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $166,700±$39k 44% below ME |
$263,200±$38kHighest 11% below ME |
$151,400±$75kLowest 49% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$141Highest about the ME average |
$995±$386Lowest 13% 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 |
$1,602 47% below ME |
$2,540Highest 16% below ME |
$1,253Lowest 59% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±73.8 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
55.1%±32.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Jonesboro and Exeter 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% |
8.1% ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
14%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89% ME: 74.3% |
81% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 29% above ME |
35 minHighest 43% above ME |
32 min 32% above ME |
19 minLowest 22% below ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
10.3%±5.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8 ME: 15.9% |
3.4%±2.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Exeter and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | — | — | Jonesboro Public Schools |
| High school 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.