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Cornish vs Knox vs Chesterville
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 highest household income ($69k).
Knox has the most people working from home (12.3%).
Chesterville has the most kids (31.3% 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 | Knox | Chesterville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,024 |
825Lowest |
1,397Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +0.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
41.1±7.9Highest 8% below ME |
37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
| Knox 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% |
13.9%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
31.3%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±6.8 ME: 22.4% |
17.3%±2.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
15%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Knox 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% |
26%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.6%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
| Knox and Chesterville 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 |
$64,821±$9k 13% below ME |
$61,635±$10kLowest 18% below ME |
| Cornish and Knox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $159,600±$26kLowest 46% below ME |
$214,000±$40kHighest 28% below ME |
| Chesterville and Knox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$141 about the ME average |
$1,375±$47Highest 21% above ME |
$1,088±$73Lowest 4% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,925 37% below ME |
$1,610Lowest 47% below ME |
$2,194Highest 28% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
11.3%±31.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
21.8%±30.8 ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Chesterville 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% |
8.6% ME: 10.7% |
12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
80.1% ME: 74.3% |
86.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
30 min 22% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±7.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Knox and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.