Compare towns
Cornish vs Mars Hill 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).
Mars Hill has the most kids (22.9% under 18).
Baldwin has the most people working from home (8.8%).
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 | Baldwin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,024Lowest |
1,398Highest |
1,170 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -8.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-0.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
43.4±3 3% below ME |
50.6±4.6Highest 13% above ME |
| Baldwin and Mars Hill 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% |
12.1%±3 ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
24.5%±5.8 ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Baldwin and Mars Hill 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% |
23.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±3.4 ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin and Mars Hill 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 |
$68,045±$8k 9% below ME |
| Cornish and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $163,600±$23kLowest 45% below ME |
$263,200±$38kHighest 11% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$141Highest about the ME average |
$488±$96Lowest 57% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,925 37% below ME |
$1,843Lowest 39% below ME |
$2,540Highest 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
30.6%±7.1 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9Lowest 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% ME: 10.7% |
9.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2% ME: 74.3% |
70.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1967 10 yrs older than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 29% above ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
32 minHighest 32% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±6.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Baldwin and Cornish 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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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.