Compare towns
Cornish vs Harrison 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).
Harrison has the most people working from home (22.3%).
Baldwin has the most kids (12.1% 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.
| Measure | Cornish | Harrison | Baldwin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,024Lowest |
2,513Highest |
1,170 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -10.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-0.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
56±3.6Highest 25% above ME |
50.6±4.6 13% above ME |
| Harrison 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% |
9.1%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Baldwin and Cornish 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% |
29.8%±7.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Harrison and Baldwin 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% |
30.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin and Harrison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,686±$2kHighest 8% below ME |
$56,938±$6kLowest 24% below ME |
$68,045±$8k 9% below ME |
| Cornish and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $249,300±$70kLowest 16% below ME |
$263,200±$38kHighest 11% below ME |
| Baldwin and Harrison 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 |
$885±$193Lowest 22% below ME |
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| Cornish and Harrison 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 |
$2,731Highest 10% below ME |
$2,540 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
27.5%±24.4 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Harrison 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% |
19.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 29% above ME |
31 minLowest 24% above ME |
32 minHighest 32% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.3%±9.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Harrison and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 17/MSAD 17 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | 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.