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Cornish vs Mars Hill vs Cornish
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).
Mars Hill has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Cornish has the most people working from home (8.5%).
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 | Cornish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,024Lowest |
1,398 |
1,803Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -8.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
43.4±3Highest 3% below ME |
39±8.5Lowest 13% 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% |
18.2%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
| Mars Hill and Cornish 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% |
24.5%±5.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±4.9 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% |
21% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±3.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4 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±$2k 8% below ME |
$65,273±$9kLowest 13% below ME |
$69,038±$4kHighest 8% below ME |
| Cornish and Cornish 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 |
$274,200±$84kHighest 8% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$141 about the ME average |
$488±$96Lowest 57% below ME |
$1,196±$148Highest 5% above ME |
| Cornish 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 |
$1,843Lowest 39% below ME |
$2,309Highest 24% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
30.6%±7.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish 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% |
9.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2% ME: 74.3% |
70.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1967 10 yrs older than ME |
1976Highest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
31 min 27% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±6.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Cornish 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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| Old photos in History | 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.