Compare towns
Cornish vs Greene vs Ogunquit 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 most renters (20.8% rent).
Greene has the most kids (23.3% under 18).
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
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 | Greene | Ogunquit | Baldwin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,024Lowest |
4,417Highest |
1,379 |
1,170 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +0.6% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
39.7±4.9 11% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
50.6±4.6 13% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 10.5%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
23.3%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±3 ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±6.8 ME: 22.4% |
15.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.2% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.6%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
| Greene and Baldwin 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 |
$98,093±$16k 31% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$68,045±$8kLowest 9% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $270,000±$23k 9% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$263,200±$38kLowest 11% 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 |
$2,965 about the ME average |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$2,540 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
54.8%±20.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9 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% ME: 10.7% |
13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.8% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 29% above ME |
26 minLowest 4% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
32 minHighest 32% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.6%±5.3 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8 ME: 15.9% |
| 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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| Old photos in History | None yet | 5 photos → | 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.