Compare towns
Cornish vs Franklin vs Mapleton 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).
Franklin has the most people working from home (12.2%).
Mapleton has the most kids (22.2% under 18).
Baldwin has the most homeowners (89%).
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 | Franklin | Mapleton | Baldwin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,024Lowest |
1,628 |
1,884Highest |
1,170 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +5.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-0.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
46±9.3 about the ME average |
41.8±6 7% below ME |
50.6±4.6Highest 13% above ME |
| Baldwin and Franklin 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% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±3 ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Franklin 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% |
25.6%±3.5 ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Baldwin and Franklin 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% |
28.5% ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin and Mapleton 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 |
$65,455±$16kLowest 12% below ME |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$68,045±$8k 9% below ME |
| Mapleton and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $245,800±$59k 17% below ME |
$191,800±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
$263,200±$38kHighest 11% below ME |
| Baldwin and Franklin 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 |
$888±$306 22% below ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
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| Cornish and Franklin 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 |
$2,231 27% below ME |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$2,540Highest 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
36.7%±27.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Franklin 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% |
15.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.9% ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2% ME: 74.3% |
76.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.9% ME: 74.3% |
89%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 29% above ME |
29 min 18% above ME |
28 minLowest 13% above ME |
32 minHighest 32% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.2%±5.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Franklin and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | — | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | — |
| 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.