Compare towns
Cornish vs Mars Hill
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 homeowners (79.2%).
Mars Hill has the most kids (22.9% 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 | Mars Hill |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,024Lowest |
1,398Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -8.9% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
43.4±3Highest 3% below ME |
| Mars Hill 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% |
22.9%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
24.5%±5.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Mars Hill 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% |
26%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±3.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Mars Hill 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±$2kHighest 8% below ME |
$65,273±$9kLowest 13% below ME |
| Cornish and Mars Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $163,600±$23k 45% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$141Highest about the ME average |
$488±$96Lowest 57% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,925Highest 37% below ME |
$1,843Lowest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
30.6%±7.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Mars Hill 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% |
9.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
70.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1967Highest 10 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±6.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Cornish and Mars Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | — | RSU 42/MSAD 42 |
| High school in town | — | Central Aroostook Jr-Sr H S |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.0 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.