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Cornish vs Limerick

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).
Limerick has the most people working from home (15.2%).

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.

MeasureCornishLimerick
People
Population
1,024Lowest
3,400Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+10.2%
ME: +2.6%
Median age
39.2±13.3Lowest
13% below ME
40.4±9.2Highest
10% below ME
Limerick 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%
18.7%±5.5Highest
ME: 18.1%
Limerick and Cornish 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%
17.1%±3.6Highest
ME: 22.4%
Limerick 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%
27.5%Highest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.1%±1.9Lowest
ME: 5.8%
2.4%±2.2Highest
ME: 5.8%
Limerick 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±$2kLowest
8% below ME
$101,172±$15kHighest
35% above ME
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied —
$269,400±$29k
9% below ME
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,135±$141Lowest
about the ME average
$1,758±$407Highest
54% above ME
Property taxmedian, yearly
$1,925Lowest
37% below ME
$2,520Highest
17% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
31%±22.9Lowest
ME: 48.4%
38.8%±14.2Highest
ME: 48.4%
Limerick 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%
89.8%Highest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1958Lowest
19 yrs older than ME
1994Highest
17 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
32 minLowest
29% above ME
38 minHighest
53% above ME
Work from home
7.4%±3.7Lowest
ME: 15.9%
15.2%±6.7Highest
ME: 15.9%
Limerick 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.