Compare towns
Cornish vs Mapleton vs Troy 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 oldest housing (typical home built 1958).
Mapleton has the highest household income ($92k).
Troy has the most people working from home (25.3%).
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 | Mapleton | Troy | Chesterville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,024 |
1,884Highest |
984Lowest |
1,397 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-1.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
41.8±6 7% below ME |
49.3±13.6Highest 10% above ME |
37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
| Troy and Mapleton 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%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±7 ME: 18.1% |
31.3%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Chesterville and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±6.8 ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
27%±4.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
15%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.7% ME: 36.2% |
20.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Troy 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 |
$44,583±$14kLowest 40% below ME |
$61,635±$10k 18% 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±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
$213,000±$31k 28% below ME |
$214,000±$40kHighest 28% below ME |
| Chesterville and Troy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$141 about the ME average |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,255±$211Highest 10% above ME |
$1,088±$73 4% below ME |
| Troy and Cornish 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 |
$1,752Lowest 42% below ME |
$2,194Highest 28% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
53.2%±44.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
21.8%±30.8 ME: 48.4% |
| Troy 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% |
8.9% ME: 10.7% |
17.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
12% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.9% ME: 74.3% |
86.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
86.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 29% above ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
50 minHighest 102% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
25.3%±8.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | — |
| 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.