Compare towns
Cornish vs Milo vs Cornish vs Chesterville
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).
Milo has the most renters (32.2% rent).
Cornish has the most people working from home (8.5%).
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 | Milo | Cornish | Chesterville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,024Lowest |
2,165Highest |
1,803 |
1,397 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
43.9±7Highest about the ME average |
39±8.5 13% below ME |
37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
| Milo 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% |
16.8%±4.1 ME: 18.1% |
18.2%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
31.3%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±6.8 ME: 22.4% |
18.2%±2.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
15%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Milo 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% |
21.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21% ME: 36.2% |
20.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
| Cornish and Milo 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 |
$56,875±$9kLowest 24% below ME |
$69,038±$4kHighest 8% below ME |
$61,635±$10k 18% 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 | — | $97,100±$27kLowest 67% below ME |
$274,200±$84kHighest 8% below ME |
$214,000±$40k 28% below ME |
| Cornish and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$141 about the ME average |
$879±$400Lowest 23% below ME |
$1,196±$148Highest 5% above ME |
$1,088±$73 4% below 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 |
$1,450Lowest 52% below ME |
$2,309Highest 24% below ME |
$2,194 28% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
21.8%±30.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 8.3% ME: 10.7% |
16.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2% ME: 74.3% |
67.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.1% ME: 74.3% |
86.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1976 1 yr older than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 29% above ME |
42 minHighest 70% above ME |
31 min 27% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
3.2%±2.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±3.7 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 41/MSAD 41 | — | — |
| High school in town | — | Penquis Valley Middle/High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.