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Cornish vs Marshfield
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 renters (20.8% rent).
Marshfield has the most kids (28.5% 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 | Marshfield |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,024Highest |
499Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.9% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
40.9±7.8Highest 9% below ME |
| Marshfield 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% |
28.5%±6.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.8%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Marshfield 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% |
26.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cornish and Marshfield 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 |
$62,500±$5kLowest 16% below ME |
| Cornish and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $191,900±$42k 35% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$141 about the ME average |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
$2,342Highest 23% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Marshfield 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% |
9.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
13 minLowest 46% below ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11%±7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Marshfield and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| On TownTapestry | ||
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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.