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Cornish vs Greene

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).
Greene has the most kids (23.3% under 18).

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.

MeasureCornishGreene
People
Population
1,024Lowest
4,417Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+0.6%
ME: +2.6%
Median age
39.2±13.3Lowest
13% below ME
39.7±4.9Highest
11% below ME
Greene 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%
23.3%±5.2Highest
ME: 18.1%
Age 65+
15.2%±6.8Highest
ME: 22.4%
15.1%±4.6Lowest
ME: 22.4%
Cornish and Greene 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%
22.2%Highest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.1%±1.9Lowest
ME: 5.8%
5.6%±3.2Highest
ME: 5.8%
Greene 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±$2kLowest
8% below ME
$98,093±$16kHighest
31% above ME
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied —
$270,000±$23k
9% below ME
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,135±$141Lowest
about the ME average
$1,194±$224Highest
5% above ME
Greene and Cornish 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
$2,965Highest
about the ME average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
31%±22.9Lowest
ME: 48.4%
54.8%±20.2Highest
ME: 48.4%
Greene and Cornish 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%
13.9%Highest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
79.2%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
87.8%Highest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1958Lowest
19 yrs older than ME
1979Highest
2 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
32 minHighest
29% above ME
26 minLowest
4% above ME
Work from home
7.4%±3.7Lowest
ME: 15.9%
11.6%±5.3Highest
ME: 15.9%
Greene 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 — #69 of 133 in ME
School district — RSU 52/MSAD 52
High school in town — None in town
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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.