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Cornish vs Middleton vs Chesterville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cornish has the most renters (20.8% rent).
Middleton has the most people working from home (14.1%).
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 | Middleton | Chesterville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,024Lowest |
1,595Highest |
1,397 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3 about the U.S. average |
43.5±5.7Highest 12% above U.S. |
37.8±4Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Middleton 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 U.S.: 22% |
18.9%±4.2 U.S.: 22% |
31.3%±6.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±6.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.9%±2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15%±3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Middleton 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
23.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
20.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.2%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.3%±2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Middleton and Chesterville 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 15% below U.S. |
$101,696±$8kHighest 26% above U.S. |
$61,635±$10kLowest 24% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $312,300±$27kHighest 6% below U.S. |
$214,000±$40kLowest 36% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$141 20% below U.S. |
$1,500±$293Highest 6% above U.S. |
$1,088±$73Lowest 23% below U.S. |
| Middleton and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,925Lowest 38% below U.S. |
$5,504Highest 76% above U.S. |
$2,194 30% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
83.3%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
21.8%±30.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Middleton and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
5.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
12%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
96.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 22 yrs older than U.S. |
1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 20% above U.S. |
39 minHighest 47% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 5% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
14.1%±5.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Middleton and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Middleton School District | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.