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Cornish vs Millinocket
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 people working from home (7.4%).
Millinocket has the oldest population (median age 57.5).
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 | Millinocket |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,024Lowest |
3,779Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -8.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
57.5±7.3Highest 28% above ME |
| Millinocket 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% |
12.1%±6.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Millinocket 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% |
39.4%±8.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
19.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Millinocket 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 |
$50,445±$11kLowest 32% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $99,800±$24k 66% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$141Highest about the ME average |
$451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,925Highest 37% below ME |
$1,538Lowest 49% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Millinocket 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% |
18.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
83.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Highest 19 yrs older than ME |
1956Lowest 21 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% |
1.7%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Cornish and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #98 of 133 in ME |
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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.