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Cornish vs Ogunquit vs Peru vs Cornish
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).
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
Peru has the most kids (20.8% under 18).
Cornish has the youngest population (median age 39).
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 | Ogunquit | Peru | Cornish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,024Lowest |
1,379 |
1,501 |
1,803Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3 13% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
48±7.6 7% above ME |
39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 10.5%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.8%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.2%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
| Peru 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% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.7%±3.8 ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.7% ME: 36.2% |
21% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and Peru 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 |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$66,827±$19kLowest 11% below ME |
$69,038±$4k 8% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$141,300±$38kLowest 52% below ME |
$274,200±$84k 8% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$141 about the ME average |
— | $723±$16Lowest 37% below ME |
$1,196±$148Highest 5% above 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 |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$1,799Lowest 41% below ME |
$2,309 24% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
21.7%±37.5 ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 8.3% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
90.2% ME: 74.3% |
82.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1974 3 yrs older than ME |
1976 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
29 min 18% above ME |
31 min 27% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.2%±4 ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | — | RSU 56 | — |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town | — |
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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.