Compare towns
Cornish vs Jonesboro vs Mapleton
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 oldest housing (typical home built 1958).
Jonesboro has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Mapleton has the most people working from home (10.8%).
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 | Jonesboro | Mapleton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,024 |
570Lowest |
1,884Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -0.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
38.3±13Lowest 15% below ME |
41.8±6Highest 7% below ME |
| Mapleton 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% |
16.3%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton 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% |
15.4%±3 ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Mapleton and Jonesboro 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% |
18.9% ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
0.7%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton 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±$2k 8% below ME |
$63,750±$14kLowest 15% below ME |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
| Mapleton and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $151,400±$75kLowest 49% below ME |
$191,800±$23kHighest 35% below ME |
| Mapleton and Jonesboro 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 |
$1,081±$145 5% below ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% 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 | $1,925Highest 37% below ME |
$1,253Lowest 59% below ME |
$1,789 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
55.1%±32.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest 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%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
14%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1977 same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
19 minLowest 22% below ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
3.4%±2.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Mapleton and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Jonesboro Public Schools | RSU 79/MSAD 01 |
| High school in town | — | None 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.