Compare towns
Cornish vs Levant vs Sumner 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 most renters (20.8% rent).
Levant has the highest household income ($86k).
Sumner has the most people working from home (18.5%).
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 | Levant | Sumner | Baldwin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,024 |
3,069Highest |
845Lowest |
1,170 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +3.1% ME: +2.6% |
+5.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
39.7±2.2 11% below ME |
56.1±8.4Highest 25% above ME |
50.6±4.6 13% above ME |
| Sumner and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±6.9 ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±3 ME: 18.1% |
| Levant and Sumner 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% |
18.1%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
29.7%±5.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Sumner 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% ME: 36.2% |
21.6% ME: 36.2% |
15.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
1.4%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin and Levant 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 |
$86,071±$22kHighest 15% above ME |
$57,750±$19kLowest 23% below ME |
$68,045±$8k 9% below ME |
| Levant and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $268,500±$27kHighest 9% below ME |
$150,000±$73kLowest 49% below ME |
$263,200±$38k 11% below ME |
| Levant and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$141Lowest about the ME average |
$1,370±$120Highest 20% above ME |
— | — |
| Levant and Cornish 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 |
$2,580Highest 15% below ME |
$2,167 29% below ME |
$2,540 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
45.7%±14 ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Sumner and Levant 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%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.4% ME: 74.3% |
91.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 29% above ME |
31 minLowest 27% above ME |
42 minHighest 72% above ME |
32 min 32% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±8Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Sumner and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #124 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | — | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | RSU 10 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town | — |
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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.