Compare towns
Cornish vs Industry
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 shortest commute (32 min average).
Industry has the most kids (24.4% 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 | Industry |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,024Highest |
988Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -15.2% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
40.6±10.7Highest 9% below ME |
| Industry 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% |
24.4%±6.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.3%±6.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Industry and Cornish 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% |
34.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cornish and Industry 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 |
$63,056±$19kLowest 16% below ME |
| Cornish and Industry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $205,600±$31k 31% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$141Highest about the ME average |
$1,049±$137Lowest 8% below ME |
| Cornish and Industry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,925Highest 37% below ME |
$1,793Lowest 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
65.9%±38.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Industry and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
86%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1974Highest 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minLowest 29% above ME |
41 minHighest 67% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±4.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Cornish and Industry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.