Compare towns
Cornish vs Mapleton vs Starks 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 youngest population (median age 39.2).
Mapleton has the most kids (22.2% under 18).
Starks has the most homeowners (90%).
Baldwin has the oldest population (median age 50.6).
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 | Mapleton | Starks | Baldwin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,024 |
1,884Highest |
556Lowest |
1,170 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3.2% ME: +2.6% |
-7.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-0.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
41.8±6 7% below ME |
46.7±9.4 4% above ME |
50.6±4.6Highest 13% above ME |
| Baldwin and Starks 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% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±4.4 ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±3 ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Starks 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% |
18.3%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
20.3%±2.2 ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21% ME: 36.2% |
23.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
0.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin and Mapleton 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 |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$63,500±$8kLowest 15% below ME |
$68,045±$8k 9% below ME |
| Mapleton and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $191,800±$23k 35% below ME |
$148,500±$27kLowest 50% below ME |
$263,200±$38kHighest 11% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$141Highest about the ME average |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,063±$301 7% below ME |
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| Cornish and Starks 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 |
$1,789 41% below ME |
$1,348Lowest 56% below ME |
$2,540Highest 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
45.5%±90.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Starks 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% |
8.9% ME: 10.7% |
19.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.9% ME: 74.3% |
90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 29% above ME |
28 minLowest 13% above ME |
33 minHighest 33% above ME |
32 min 32% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.3%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Mapleton and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | — | — |
| High school 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.