Compare towns
Cornish vs Lyman vs Baldwin 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 most renters (20.8% rent).
Lyman has the most people working from home (18.9%).
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 | Lyman | Baldwin | Chesterville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,024Lowest |
4,612Highest |
1,170 |
1,397 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +4.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.3% ME: +2.6% |
-1.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
53.8±2Highest 20% above ME |
50.6±4.6 13% above ME |
37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
| Lyman 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% |
15.2%±4 ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±3 ME: 18.1% |
31.3%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±6.8 ME: 22.4% |
26.1%±6.4 ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
15%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Baldwin and Lyman 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% |
25.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.7% ME: 36.2% |
20.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin and Lyman 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 |
$87,284±$14kHighest 17% above ME |
$68,045±$8k 9% below ME |
$61,635±$10kLowest 18% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $360,400±$44kHighest 22% above ME |
$263,200±$38k 11% below ME |
$214,000±$40kLowest 28% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$141Highest about the ME average |
$1,063±$522Lowest 7% 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 | $1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
$2,717Highest 11% below ME |
$2,540 16% below ME |
$2,194 28% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
37.7%±44.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
21.8%±30.8 ME: 48.4% |
| Lyman and Cornish 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% ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
95%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89% ME: 74.3% |
86.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 29% above ME |
33 minHighest 35% above ME |
32 min 32% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
18.9%±6.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8 ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Lyman 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 | — | #40 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | — | RSU 57/MSAD 57 | — | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | 6 photos → | 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.