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Cornish vs Oakfield vs Canton
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 highest household income ($69k).
Oakfield has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Canton has the most people working from home (16.1%).
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 | Oakfield | Canton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,024 |
629Lowest |
1,191Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -10.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+13.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
57.7±6.3Highest 29% above ME |
41.4±7.2 8% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
10.8%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
20.4%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
36.2%±7.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±6.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Oakfield and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.1% ME: 36.2% |
10.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.2%±2.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.5 ME: 5.8% |
| Oakfield and Canton 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 |
$46,378±$3kLowest 38% below ME |
$52,458±$35k 30% below ME |
| Cornish and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $144,300±$46kLowest 51% below ME |
$165,000±$50kHighest 44% below ME |
| Canton and Oakfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$141Highest about the ME average |
$592±$261 48% below ME |
$485±$18Lowest 57% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,925 37% below ME |
$1,272Lowest 58% below ME |
$2,277Highest 25% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
21.6%±13.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
88.9%±33.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 8.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2% ME: 74.3% |
69.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1973 4 yrs older than ME |
1975Highest 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 29% above ME |
19 minLowest 25% below ME |
35 minHighest 42% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
5.6%±4.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
16.1%±6.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Canton and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.