Compare towns
Cornish vs Jay vs Ogunquit vs Jonesboro
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).
Jay has the most kids (17.5% under 18).
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
Jonesboro has the shortest commute (19 min average).
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 | Jay | Ogunquit | Jonesboro |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,024 |
4,657Highest |
1,379 |
570Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -4.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.7% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
39.5±5.1 12% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
38.3±13Lowest 15% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 10.5%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
17.5%±5.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.3%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
| Jay and Jonesboro 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% |
19.3%±4.7 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.4%±3 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
29.7% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
18.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
0.7%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Jay and Ogunquit 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 |
$70,238±$19k 6% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$63,750±$14kLowest 15% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $168,600±$27k 43% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$151,400±$75kLowest 49% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$141Highest about the ME average |
$759±$141Lowest 33% below ME |
— | $1,081±$145 5% below ME |
| Cornish and Jonesboro 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 |
$2,245 26% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$1,253Lowest 59% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
27.2%±28.8 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
55.1%±32.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Jonesboro 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% |
9.8% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
14%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.7% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
21 min 13% below ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
19 minLowest 22% below ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±5.9 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.4%±2.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #86 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | — | RSU 73 | — | Jonesboro Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | Spruce Mountain High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.7 |
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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.