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Cornish vs Ludlow 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).
Ludlow has the most people working from home (9.8%).
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 | Ludlow | Chesterville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,024 |
444Lowest |
1,397Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | -1.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
46.1±5.8Highest about the ME average |
37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
| Ludlow 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% |
22.7%±5.9 ME: 18.1% |
31.3%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Chesterville and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±6.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
12.4%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
15%±3 ME: 22.4% |
| Cornish and Chesterville 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% |
16.2% ME: 36.2% |
20.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±3.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
| Ludlow 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 |
$62,500±$21k 16% below ME |
$61,635±$10kLowest 18% below ME |
| Cornish and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $133,900±$56kLowest 55% below ME |
$214,000±$40kHighest 28% below ME |
| Chesterville and Ludlow 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 |
$988±$111Lowest 13% below ME |
$1,088±$73 4% below ME |
| Cornish and Chesterville 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 |
$1,655Lowest 45% below ME |
$2,194Highest 28% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
45.5%±94.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
21.8%±30.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Ludlow 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% |
15.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
12% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
86.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
21 minLowest 15% below ME |
25 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
9.8%±8Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Ludlow 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.